Scientist on Burmese pythons: 'removing over 24 tons of python locally feels like a dent to me, but I’m biased.' ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just when you thought you knew everything about one of Florida's least-favorite invasive species, a surprise emerges. Scientists ...

Just when you thought you knew everything about one of Florida's least-favorite invasive species, a surprise emerges. Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest ...

Earlier this year, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida passed an astonishing milesone: The nonprofit announced it had taken 20 tons of pythons out of the western Everglade – the rough equivalent of a ...

Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held in the state. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from ...

A 15-foot Burmese python was caught swallowing a “full-sized” deer in Southwest Florida, proving the invasive apex predators are ambushing and eating bigger prey. The python was 115 pounds and the ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey. Pythons can eat prey over 100% of their body mass, including deer and bobcats. Just ...

The Burmese python, one of the world’s largest snakes, displays an extraordinary biological adaptation that allows it to consume prey much larger than its own head. This ability has fascinated ...

Who do you think would win a fight between a python and a crocodile in Florida? Generally, we would look to real-life ...