Scientists have unlocked the mystery of how Burmese pythons digest bones without leaving any trace in their droppings. The secret lies in specialized intestinal cells that collect excess calcium and ...

For‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ hundreds of years snakes have both attracted and scared people. They have often been included in myths, religion, and popular culture as either dominating or threatening entities. Two of ...

In Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve, researchers documented a Burmese python regurgitating a deer due to a cold snap, marking the first such observation without human interference. This ...

The origins of Florida’s python crisis lie in the exotic pet trade of the 1980s and 1990s. These snakes were initially sold ...

"The 2010 cold snap may have created a subset of pythons better able to survive cold temperatures — and thus better adapted to spread beyond the northern boundaries of its current range." When you ...

A bobcat was documented killing and eating a 13-foot Burmese python in the Florida Everglades. Alligators, native snakes, and birds of prey are also known to prey on pythons. Burmese pythons are an ...

Only about twice the size of domestic cats, Florida's bobcats may be small in size, but they're big in moxie. Case in point: A bobcat appears to have killed a massive, 13-foot Burmese python in the ...

The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially win ...