FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — The largest snake in Africa, a powerful constrictor that consumes goats, wart hogs and crocodiles, has been found east of the Everglades, raising the possibility that it is ...

An enormous python that was found far outside its usual range put up a fight when it was being rescued, biting the snake catcher on the hand. The python measuring 10.8 feet long and weighing 53 pounds ...

Q. What is the python's No. 1 predator? FWC: In Florida, smaller pythons like hatchlings and juveniles are more susceptible than adults to become prey of native birds or mammals. Because of their ...

WHEATON, Ill. (WLS) -- A snake was found at a DuPage County forest preserve Wednesday. The DuPage County Forest Preserve Office found the snake, a ball python, at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in ...

Invasive snakes pose a significant threat to US ecosystems, disrupting wildlife balance and altering food webs. Species like ...

For the last four decades, invasive Burmese python snakes have terrorized mammals and the greater ecosystem of the Everglades National Park and throughout South Florida. Now, a recent study shows what ...

Reporting from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Fears of a new “super snake” emerging in the Everglades grew this week during a hunt to track South Florida’s invasive python population. A three-day, ...

Burmese pythons are literally eating their way through the Everglades. With no natural predators, these invasive reptiles - imported from Southeast Asia as pets - appear to be wiping out most of the ...