A record-breaking result from Florida's annual python hunt is drawing attention — but for a sobering reason. Even after 294 Burmese pythons were removed in just 10 days, experts ...

Initially introduced via the pet trade in the 1980s, the Southeast Asian Burmese python is now an invasive species in the Florida Everglades. Far from being the cute snakes that slither into their ...

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

Another cold front swept into Florida Wednesday, bringing chilly conditions to the Sunshine State. According to the Florida Division of Emergency Management's forecast, low temperatures will fall into ...

Florida's python problem is widely tied to people importing exotic pets and releasing or losing them into the wild.

Frigid temperatures are set to continue over the next several days before another blast of arctic air spreads from the Plains to the Southeast Friday, Jan. 30, into Saturday, Jan. 31, with record low ...

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.