Pythons and anacondas share many traits but differ significantly in strength and habitat. In a theoretical face-off between a reticulated python and a green anaconda, the latter would likely ...

These huge snakes lived in the tropical rainforests of South America approximately 60 million years ago and would have been ...

Recent sightings of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are these massive snakes invading urban ...

Green anacondas, the heaviest snakes on Earth, thrive in South American swamps and rivers. These apex predators, reaching ...

The largest and longest Burmese python tracking study of its kind -- here or in its native range -- is providing researchers and resource managers new information that may help target control efforts ...

For five years, scientists tracked the 19 Burmese pythons around the Everglades, following their radio and GPS signals. They were hoping to learn where the invasive snakes prefer to live. The answer ...

Foreword / Richard Shine -- Introduction -- The biology of boas and pythons: a retrospective look to the future / Robert W. Henderson and Robert Powell -- Ecology, natural history, and evolution -- ...

Australia is home to the amethystine python. It is also known as scrub python. This non-venomous snake is among the largest pythons. It thrives in rainforests, savannas, and near human habitats ...

Invasive pythons run rampant in the Everglades and imported iguana burrow into canal banks with abandon, but Florida is trying to keep additional exotics from gaining a foothold in the state with new ...

Efforts to control invasive Burmese pythons in Florida may get some help from the largest tracking study ever conducted on the snakes — in either Florida or their native Southern and Southeast Asian ...

Ball pythons, native to sub-Saharan Africa, are popular nonvenomous snakes known for their docile nature and distinct behavior of coiling into a ball when threatened. They play a vital role in ...

Each year, the challenge brings together wildlife officials, seasoned python hunters, and volunteers to restore Florida's ...