One titanium python represents years of breeding work and genetic experimentation. The expert handler explains how this snake ...

A nearly 13-foot Burmese python in Florida is forcing scientists to rethink how quickly the invasive species can multiply. The snake, named Harriet and described by researchers as the "most ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition aimed at eliminating invasive Burmese pythons. The challenge takes place in designated breeding grounds in and around the Everglades. While ...

The hatchling-heavy count hints at a bigger trend in the Everglades: Burmese pythons are still spreading and reproducing. That helps explain why Florida crews are putting more focus on nests, eggs, ...

A wildlife biologist was photographed carrying a 153-pound python on Christmas Eve. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida is a leader in Burmese python research and removal efforts. Ten Burmese pythons ...

In Florida, scientists are cleverly using male Burmese pythons equipped with transmitters to track down their breeding groups ...

Wildlife conservators found 500 pounds of pythons in a single day last month in Collier County, Florida. The 11 Burmese pythons were found Feb. 21 in three different breeding aggregations, or "mating ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with python hunter Amy Siewe. It has been edited for length and clarity. During college, I had various jobs in the pet and reptile industry, including ...

A single snake did not announce what was coming. On October 24, 1979, a python was caught near Everglades Safari Park along Tamiami Trail.

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.