"What a snake though … wow." Florida 'snake man' praised after capturing and removing 12-foot python: 'There's just too many of them now' first appeared on The Cool Down.

A cannibalistic snake has been photographed devouring another of the same species alive. Nick Stock, a sanctuary manager at nonprofit Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC), had been carrying out some ...

One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an invasive species in ...

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who help ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Adnan Azad A Burmese python has been spotted attacking and swallowing a reticulated ...

Florida is letting you join the state’s python battle, soon offering an online program that’ll tell you all about the invasive snakes. The free hourlong session, known as “Python Patrol,” will be ...

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the number of snakes caught during the 2023 Florida Python Challenge. A total of 209 pythons were caught. Catching pythons is less ...

A python measuring 21 feet and weighing more than 200 pounds was captured this week behind a home in the Malaysian district ...

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 ...

The new year is just over two months old, but already the Conservancy of Southwest Florida is putting an an impressive dent in the invasive Burmese python population. The Conservancy posted on its ...

Each contestant has a chance to win up to $10,000 at the end of the 10-day competition, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and ...