Every time a Burmese python swallows a meal, something remarkable happens inside its body. Its heart expands by a quarter.

Researchers find snake metabolite that suppresses appetite of obese mice ‘without some of side-effects’ of GLP-1 drugs ...

Typically, when people think of dangerous animal encounters, they imagine them happening in remote wild places. In reality, they can happen almost anywhere, including along roadsides and near ...

With some help from his family, python contractor Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever captured in the wild in Florida.

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey.

Snakes have both fascinated and scared humans for as long as we can remember. Especially frightening are the giants that ...

Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida Everglades history. They can swim, burrow and climb trees, and they eat almost ...

Nearly 300 Burmese pythons were removed during a record-setting Florida Python Challenge this year, state wildlife officials said. The 10-day competition that ran from July 11-20 resulted in a record ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Friday marked ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida's python removal program has eliminated over 20 tons of Burmese pythons since 2013. Researchers use surgically implanted radio transmitters in male "scout snakes" ...

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash prizes.