For thousands of years, snakes have been used in art, literature, religious texts and more. From Adam and Eve's temptation in the Garden of Eden to Medusa with her hair of snakes that turned anyone ...

Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.

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 ...

A Florida man dressed in a Santa Claus hat captured a 153-pound invasive Burmese python on Christmas Eve. He shared a photo of the snake slung over his ...

Note to readers: The Naples Daily News and News-Press asked experts questions about Burmese pythons in 2024. The invasive python is wreaking havoc with the ecosystem in southern parts of Florida. AMY ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, causing significant declines in native small mammal populations. Originally introduced through the pet trade, the wild python population in the ...

This pet is hiss-tory. A 13-foot Burmese python snake was relocated to a New York zoo after its owner admitted she was getting too big for him to care for. The three-and-a-half-year-old snake named ...

There's a popular expression frequently heard in the sports world: Records are made to be broken. The News-Press and Naples Daily News turned to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida Everglades history. They can swim, burrow and climb trees, and they eat almost ...