Pythons' extreme biology may hold clues for treating human disease

These snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a ...

In Photos: Scientists snag Everglades python eggs for invasive species research

See scientists wrangling the invasive snakes.

On the prowl for invasive pythons, researchers are interrupting snake orgies

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...
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How a python can eat its prey, like a whole deer, is jaw-dropping

Burmese pythons are an invasive species disrupting the South Florida ecosystem. The snake's unique jaw structure allows it to consume large prey, including deer, whole. Conservancy of Southwest ...

Python hunters captured 8,000 pounds of snake. Meet their leader

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade.

Forrest Galante, wildlife expert, on invasive species in the U.S.: “The Burmese python problem really is out of control in Florida”

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.