Most animals know better than to get too close to a snake. But mongooses are not most animals. In the tense viral video shown ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A word of warning: If you’re afraid of snakes or blood-sucking insects, then this video showing a giant python being eaten alive ...

Florida’s war against the Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is still going strong, but you can do your part to battle one of ...

Hunters in search of the elusive and invasive Burmese python know exactly what to do when they find one and capture it. Take a photo! What could be a once-in-a-lifetime experience needs to be properly ...

A scavenger bird could become an ally in South Florida’s fight against the spread of invasive Burmese pythons. By feeding on ...

Florida’s annual battle against invasive giant snakes is returning this summer as the Florida Python Challenge officially ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species wreaking havoc on the South Florida ecosystem. Social media videos showcasing pythons are common, including those of hunters and the "Python Huntress." Pythons ...

Editor’s note: Bill Kearney, who covers the environment for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, headed out to the Everglades, where he experienced a python hunt … of the canine kind. I’m on my hands and ...

Researchers are tracking pythons with accelerometers to learn how they move and eat. Burmese pythons are connected with a 90% decrease in mammals in the Florida Everglades. Conservationists use ...

When python researchers Ian Bartoszek and Ian Easterling tracked a male “scout snake” with a radio transmitter, they expected him to lead them to a big female Burmese python. What they found was much ...

Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the invasive snake.

When it comes to being a Floridian, you have to coexist with multiple types of critters − all at once. From the tiny anoles zipping across the sidewalks as we so rudely step in their path to the ...