Two alligator-related incidents occurred in Florida on Sunday, June 28, with one leading to the death of a woman who was swimming with friends.

What should have been a routine end to the workday became alarming for a motorbike shop owner in Penang, Malaysia, after she ...

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that pose a significant threat to the Everglades ecosystem. The Florida Python Challenge is an annual event designed to raise awareness and remove ...

Xander Robins’ documentary “The Python Hunt” is ostensibly about the native Floridians and out-of-state visitors who descend on the Everglades once a year to kill pythons for money. The pythons are ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, originally introduced through the pet trade. While not venomous, a bite from a Burmese python can be painful and cause significant bleeding. Florida ...

A python hunter captured the second heaviest Burmese python on record in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The captured female python measured 16 feet, 10 inches long and was found in the Big Cypress ...

Researchers identified a metabolite in python blood that surges after feeding and appears to suppress appetite while preserving muscle and metabolic health. Early experiments in mice suggest it may ...

You might think that human eating patterns have little in common with giant snakes that kill their prey by slowly suffocating it, swallowing it whole and then not eating again for another three weeks ...

A team of researchers believes that pythons may contain clues to help treat a range of human ailments — from heart disease to muscle atrophy, and more. And now we consider pythons. It is usually best ...