The Burmese python — an apex predator that can grow over 18 feet long and eat animals larger than itself — has decimated ...

Today, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and partners announced the final results and winners of ...

What they can eat is limited to and dependent on how big the Burmese python’s mouth opening can stretch. Researchers call this the snake’s gape. Burmese python swallowing deer whole.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says a fire captain removed an invasive Burmese python found in a shed. Wildlife experts say Burmese ...

Mandy from The Reptile Zoo shares fun facts about Buttercup, an albino Burmese Python. Learn about their size, gentle nature, ...

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world, the FWC said. Adults caught in Florida average between 6 and 9 feet, with the largest one measuring an amazing 18 feet long.

(CNN) – The Burmese python problem in Florida is still one of the most challenging invasive management issues in the world, according to a new report from the US Geological Survey.

The previous longest Burmese python, the group said, was 18 feet and 9 inches long. "We had a feeling that these snakes get this big and now we have clear evidence," Ian Easterling, a biologist ...

As far as science knows, no Burmese python has ever killed a human here in Florida. In Florida, Burmese pythons have been found to prey upon a variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, and even alligators.

A 19-foot Burmese python — the longest ever recorded — was caught by local hunters in South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve this week. To put the catch into perspective, the snake is ...

South Florida has now produced the two longest Burmese pythons on record. The previous record was 18 feet, 10 inches, and that snake was caught about 35 miles west of Miami in October 2020.