Most animals know better than to get too close to a snake. But mongooses are not most animals. In the tense viral video shown above, a python appears to grab one mongoose, and within seconds, the ...

University of Florida researchers documented a surprising new threat to Burmese python eggs in the Everglades, adding to ...

Something has been quietly emptying the Everglades. Burmese pythons — some stretching past 13 feet — have spent decades ...

Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums. Because opossums are one of the snakes’ favorite prey, scientists discovered ...

Scientists in Florida have launched a new offensive against the Burmese python invasion, this time using opossums, one of the ...

The winter freeze didn't dim the Burmese python population in Florida but the drought may mean new challenges to hunters in ...

Opossums could soon become weaponized against invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. Researchers want to fit 40 opossums with collars that will send signals when they die, leading them to the snake that ...

There are many types of hunts and hunting seasons in the United States, but Florida may have the most interesting hunt in the nation.

The Python Challenge starts July 10. The python hot zone is still in the Everglades, but reported sightings in Charlotte ...

A trailer park rescue brought them face to face with a massive pet snake that had grown far beyond what most people could manage. The animal had been removed from a neighborhood after becoming too ...