Pythons can tolerate saltwater and freshwater and have been observed swimming in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.

Reptiles were everywhere at Fairplex in Pomona last weekend, when the Reptile Super Show came to town. The event, held Jan. 10 and 11, showcased a variety of reptiles and amphibians. Snakes, lizards, ...

I spent the day at the Reptile Super Show in Pomona on a mission to find the priciest reptile for sale. I walk you through crowded aisles packed with rare ball pythons, monitors, geckos, frogs, ...

A 35-year-old man in Tagum City, Davao del Norte was arrested in an buy-bust operation for alleged illegal possession and sale of a ball python on Sunday, January 4, 2026.

The captured snake, named Kevin, has already found a rescue placement Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned with the brand in 2022. Her ...

Officials estimate that pythons have killed 95% of small mammals as well as thousands of birds in Everglades National Park Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

A Florida woman has emerged as the ultimate grand prize winner of a python-removal challenge, earning $10,000 after removing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. On Aug. 13, the Florida ...

Unsolved homicide of Lizett Perez resurfaces in PBC crime stoppers deck The unsolved homicide of Lizett Perez, a 38-year-old Hispanic woman, is being highlighted in the Palm Beach County Crime ...

Researchers are looking for innovative ways to eradicate the invasive species. A team dedicated to controlling populations of invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida has deployed another unique ...