The 2022 Florida Python Challenge kicked off Friday morning in Florida. The competition is actually a conservation effort to remove Burmese pythons, an invasive species with a massive appetite ...

Scientists have learned how their hearts stand up to the stress of mass digestion.

To find out, researchers studied the pythons’ intestinal cells after feeding them three different diets—a standard fare of whole rodents, a low-calcium variant of “boneless prey,” and a ...

A reptile expert rescued the snake after animal control refused to intervene. The massive python, named Apples, is now receiving much needed vet care. Authorities are investigating who is behind the ...

How Pythons Kill: Expert Explains Shocking but 'Extremely Rare' Case of Woman Swallowed by Giant Snake Python researcher Bruce Jayne urges people to not be afraid of the nonvenomous snakes but his ...

Residents in Prosperity, S.C., are sleeping peacefully now that a monstrous python on the loose has been captured.

Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons in Florida.

Pythons might become a new menu item in Florida if scientists can confirm they're safe to eat.

Deer, raccoons, possums and fox once flocked the area of the Everglades National Park in south Florida.

The predator might soon become the prey if Florida scientists can confirm that Burmese pythons – an extremely invasive species in the Everglades – are safe for us to eat.