Leslie Leinwand, a molecular biologist at the University of Colorado Boulder and study coauthor first began looking at how pythons adapted to deal with these huge feedings back in 2011. 2 She and her ...

Burmese pythons can feed on birds and other reptiles, but have a preference for large mammals. In Florida, the species has even been known to eat cattle, alligators and adult deer.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida announces a record-breaking Burmese python research and removal season of 6,300 pounds of invasive snake. This marks a milestone for the Conservancy’s python ...