A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is now underway. The annual competition aims to rid the Everglades of the Burmese python, an invasive species that poses a threat to the ecosystem. The snake hunt ...

Ever admired a snazzy pair of python boots? Snapped open an elegant python-skin clutch? Dreamed of cinching your jeans with a sleek python belt? Zach Hoffman is one of them. A transplant from Boston, ...

Burmese pythons, a non-native snake, has proliferated across more than a thousand square miles of South Florida.

A record-breaking find has come slithering out of Naples, Florida. A team of researchers at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida captured a 215-pound, 17.7-foot Burmese python at the beginning of the ...

The South Florida Water Management District's monthly competition is winding down for 2025. Who took the top prize in ...

A python's last big meal turned out to be quite a doozy. You might not believe what scientists in Florida found when they opened him up. The scientists at a Florida lab could feel something big inside ...

The lengthy coastal carpet python was found hiding behind a coffee table at home in Queensland, Australia. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

An enormous python that was found far outside its usual range put up a fight when it was being rescued, biting the snake catcher on the hand. The python measuring 10.8 feet long and weighing 53 pounds ...

A video of the Reticulated Python climbing a tree has gone viral. This footage highlights the snake's impressive strength and ...

Typhoon Tino in the Philippines prompted a giant python to emerge in floodwaters in the city of Talisay and slither past ...