SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A Utah man says his famed Burmese python, thought to be the world's oldest in captivity, has died at the age of 43. Marty Bone said Julius Squeezer, his 18-foot-long, ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge yielded 294 Burmese pythons, the most since the challenge began. Taylor Stanberry won the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for capturing 60 pythons. A total of 294 ...

The snake was spotted by workers just last Thursday under a fallen tree on a building site on the Malaysian island of Penang. Authorities said it needed to be rescued from under the tree and the ...

Burmese pythons, native to South Asia, are an invasive species in Florida, posing a threat to the ecosystem. The Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition, encourages hunters to remove Burmese ...

In 2020, a female ball python at the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri became the center of attention after an unexpected event. At the age of 62, this snake laid a clutch of viable eggs, an occurrence that ...

Burmese pythons are among the largest snakes in the world. Adult animals average between 10 and 16 feet long, according to the University of Florida. The large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes are ...