Residents in Prosperity, S.C., are sleeping peacefully now that a monstrous python on the loose has been captured.

The olive python is Australia’s second-largest python, after the scrub python, which typically maxes out at around 13 feet. It gets its name from the smooth, olive-colored scales that help it ...

Burmese pythons are among the largest snakes in the world. Adult animals average between 10 and 16 feet long, according to the University of Florida. The large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes are ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey.

People travel from far and wide to the Florida Python Challenge. They camp in tents, RVs, to catch one of these elusive slithering Burmese pythons.

National Park Service officials say they captured a Burmese python more than 18 feet long along a popular wildlife-watching trail in Everglades National Park.

Pythons are a large and diverse group of snakes, ranging significantly in color, size, habitat, diet, and more. Among them are some of the largest snakes in the world, as well as many of the most ...

MIAMI - A fire captain in South Florida took on a tough task, removing an invasive Burmese python found in a shed. According ...