Florida has an estimated alligator population of 1.3 million, and their mating season is underway. Warmer temperatures raise an alligator's metabolism and drive to find food.. Alligators are ...

Florida alligators are opportunistic feeders with a wide-ranging diet. Invasive Burmese pythons are on the gator menu.

Researchers are tracking pythons with accelerometers to learn how they move and eat. Burmese pythons are connected with a 90% decrease in mammals in the Florida Everglades. Conservationists use ...

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 ...

Young pythons, due to their size, start with small prey items such as frogs, lizards, insects, and baby rodents. Even though they are quick and cautious like their adult counterparts, young pythons ...

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 ...