Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

Burmese pythons are no longer just a South Florida problem. As sightings push beyond their historic stronghold, scientists ...

Burmese pythons in Florida can eat larger prey than scientists previously thought due to their ability to stretch their jaws. Researchers believe that understanding the size limits of prey that ...

While conducting a study about ecological impacts of invasive pythons in Florida, researchers with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida found a nearly 15-foot-long Burmese python had swallowed a ...

Have you noticed that many invasive species are snakes? We explain why snakes are so good at taking over new areas.

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem. Burmese pythons ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey. Pythons can eat prey over 100% of their body mass, including deer and bobcats.

Burmese pythons provide an integrative contamination signal across terrestrial–aquatic food webs, leveraging long lifespan, ...

Invasive Asian swamp eels are spreading in South Florida canals. UF wants the public's help to track this threat to native ...

A new arrival is turning heads at the Brevard Zoo, where staff recently welcomed an adult male Burmese python into its care.