The Burmese python is already considered a destructive force in the South Florida ecosystem. A new collaborative study that the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples was part of has revealed ...

Thousands of invasive Burmese pythons are spread out across more than a thousand square miles of South Florida. The first record of a Burmese python in the Everglades was in 1979. Since then, they've ...

UC Professor Bruce Jayne poses with a Burmese python specimen with a 22-centimeter gape, right, compared to an even larger specimen with a 26-centimeter gape. Credit: Bruce Jayne UC Professor Bruce ...

Who do you think would win a fight between a python and a crocodile in Florida? Generally, we would look to real-life ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new study conducted by biologists with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida reveals that Burmese pythons are capable of consuming larger prey than scientists realized. The study ...

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. The Florida Fish and ...

Burmese pythons in Florida can eat larger prey than scientists previously thought due to their ability to stretch their jaws. Researchers believe that understanding the size limits of prey that ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida released a video of a female Burmese python eating a white-tailed deer while a crew of scientists observed on the sidelines on Oct. 24. The video was shared in a ...