After authorities found the body of a missing woman inside the belly of an enormous python, an expert explains to PEOPLE how an encounter with the constricting snake could turn deadly — and whether ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A burgeoning population of huge pythons – many of them pets that were turned loose by their owners when they got too big – appears to be wiping out large numbers of raccoons, ...

It is extremely rare for an African rock python to kill humans, reptile experts said Tuesday after hearing of the deaths of two boys in New Brunswick who police say were killed by such a snake. “It’d ...

Burmese pythons are killing off mammals that would normally keep Florida's rat population in check. A new study found that parts of the Florida Everglades were becoming overrun with rats as a result.

The snakes have wiped out raccoons and foxes in parts of the River of Grass, but PETA says people are shooting them too many times You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

Florida's Simpsons-like Python Challenge has ended, and the results aren't the greatest. Of the estimated 150,000 Burmese pythons populating the state's Everglades, only 68 pythons were killed during ...

Only about twice the size of domestic cats, Florida's bobcats may be small in size, but they're big in moxie. Case in point: A bobcat appears to have killed a massive, 13-foot Burmese python in the ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that can be humanely killed on private property with landowner permission. Humane killing requires immediate loss of consciousness followed by brain ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...