The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. That's the invasive species that's been wreaking havoc across ...

Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S.

Studies indicate Burmese pythons' gape size is bigger than previously thought, allowing them to consume larger prey and significantly impact Florida's ecosystem by preying on larger animals. A new stu ...

EVERGLADES NAT'L PARK, Fla. – For years, the Burmese python has run rampant in the Florida Everglades. The invasive snake has ...

This female Burmese python has quite a big mouth for a snake. Talk about biting off more than you can chew... she took down a ...

Amy Siewe, who is well known in South Florida’s python-hunting community, is pioneering new territory in the wildlife guiding ...

Pythons have famously cartoonish eating habits, and they might be even better at it than we thought. A new study has found ...

The female python weighed about 115 pounds, while the deer weighed about 77 pounds -- representing 93% of the snake's maximal gape area, the size of their mouth opening, according to the paper.

Look away those with a fear of snakes - Burmese pythons can consume prey even larger than scientists realized, according to a ...

A month after Donald Trump and his allies pushed baseless claims that Haitian migrants in Ohio were eating cats and dogs, ...

What’s scary about these big snakes is their ability to swallow other animals, including whole deer and alligators.

The snake enlarged its jaw to fit around the deer’s entire torso – leaving its legs and hooves hanging out on the grass.