Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, holds a female python during a research trip ...

"This is a South Florida problem that is rapidly turning into a Central Florida problem." ...

"We're not putting these animals out there and in harm's way. Harm's way is there. We're just documenting what is happening." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Conservancy of Southwest Florida As Florida gets ready for its annual Python Challenge in the Everglades, a less ...

Expert at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida topped their own record for the most tonnage of Burmese python removed from the wildlife.

Florida biologists have confirmed something truly jaw-dropping: invasive Burmese pythons can open their mouths much wider than we ever thought. This means they can swallow massive prey — like ...

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.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Southwest Florida biologists wrangled the largest Burmese python yet to be captured in the state of Florida. A team of three hauled it from the Picayune Strand State Forest to the ...

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" ...