A reticulated python found in Indonesia broke the Guinness World Record for the longest, scientifically measured wild snake ...

The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood ...

The reticulated python comes in many different colors, including one that is almost like a rainbow! Read here to learn more.

A Florida snake hunter, his wife, and their two kids were able to wrestle and take out a whopping 202-pound Burmese python in a battle that saw the slithering beast drag the professional some 15 feet ...

A professional snake hunter had his hands full earlier this month, as he grappled with the second-heaviest Burmese python ever caught in Florida. Carl Jackson, 43, was dragged 10 to 15 feet over red ...

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...

Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida Everglades history. They can swim, burrow and climb trees, and they eat almost ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge yielded 294 Burmese pythons, the most since the challenge began. Taylor Stanberry won the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for capturing 60 pythons. A total of 294 ...

A large snake appears to be on the loose in the South Bay. A couple in a neighborhood on the Santa Clara-San Jose border discovered what looks to be a python in their backyard Wednesday evening. The ...

An Australian snake catcher scooped up a pair of coastal carpet pythons fighting dangerously close to a “busy” road in Nambour, Queensland. Daniel Busstra, who goes by Snake Catcher Dan, said that the ...

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