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 ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims to raise public awareness about the threat invasive species pose to the ...

Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.

Three hunters captured a massive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades on May 31, 2025. The longest Burmese python ever recorded was 19 feet long, caught in 2023. The heaviest python caught weighed ...

Snakes were voted the most feared wildlife in Southwest Florida, receiving 42% of the votes in a News-Press poll. Alligators came in second with 15% of the votes. Other animals receiving votes ...