The pythons, after escaping or being dumped from the illegal exotic pet trade, have reproduced in staggering numbers in ...

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.

Watch a giant reticulated python fiercely protect her eggs! Breeding pythons can be wild. See the beautiful baby retics we ...

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet ...

Taylor Stanberry competed in her first Florida Python Challenge in July and became the first female to win the ultimate grand ...

The Burmese python — an apex predator that can grow over 18 feet long and eat animals larger than itself — has decimated native wildlife throughout much of South Florida. Its presence is directly ...

Researchers use surgically implanted radio transmitters in male "scout snakes" to track and remove breeding females, preventing thousands of eggs from hatching.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida announces a record-breaking Burmese python research and removal season of 6,300 pounds of invasive snake. This marks a milestone for the Conservancy’s python ...

It's not surprising that inbreeding leads to worse survival rates, said Meaghan Clark, a former MSU graduate student and lead ...