Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a ...

OCHOPEE, Florida (Reuters) -Amy Siewe was a successful real estate agent -- but her life changed after she captured her first python in Florida's Everglades. "I just had this fascination with snakes.

Scientist on Burmese pythons: 'removing over 24 tons of python locally feels like a dent to me, but I’m biased.' ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

Carl Jackson had a Burmese python encounter like few others on Jan. 13. When he finally contained the invasive snake, he had a near-record catch.

Florida is letting you join the state’s python battle, soon offering an online program that’ll tell you all about the invasive snakes. The free hourlong session, known as “Python Patrol,” will be ...

A massive snake — believed to be a Burmese python — has been spotted slithering through Doral this week. Experts from Zoo Miami identified the snake through a video where it is digesting what ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...

Research into the intestinal cells of Burmese pythons has revealed the existence of a previously unknown cell type, responsible for completely absorbing the skeletons of their prey. Most carnivores ...

Pythons and anacondas are often confused as being the same, and it’s easy to see why. Both are massive, non-venomous snakes that kill their prey by biting and squeezing it to death. But despite their ...

Snakes are a very diverse and fascinating species that have long been the cause of fear and fascination in people all over ...