Conservancy of Southwest Florida scout snake Loki was found dead in a pile of debris, apparently mauled by a bobcat, with its ...

The pythons are relentless hunters, consuming animals whole and leaving little behind. Each meal is another blow to the fragile balance of the ecosystem. Burmese pythons are not just big—they ...

For the first time in Florida, a bobcat has been recorded killing and eating a massive 13-foot Burmese python in the ...

A 2012 study suggested that in Everglades National Park, pythons were responsible for a decline of 85% to 100% of the population of medium-sized animals such as raccoons and rabbits. Burmese ...

A Burmese python has been spotted attacking and ... Facts about one of the most iconic creatures in animal hiss-tory Venomous snake with 3 fangs may be the 'most dangerous death adder in the ...

The diameter of their open mouth, or their “maximal gape,” is the deciding factor in how big an animal the python can eat. Researcher Bruce Jayne poses with two Burmese python specimens.

Originally from Southeast Asia, the Burmese python has been introduced to southern Florida either through accidental escape or intentional release of captive animals. In 1979, the first ...

Burmese pythons are among the largest snakes in the world, with adult animals averaging between 10 and 16 feet long, according to the University of Florida. A group of python hunters caught ...

"There's not a lot of options on what to do when you're removing that many animals." Because Burmese pythons are wild snakes, they behave like wild animals would. This makes them difficult — and ...