Experts believe the snakes may be dispersing from the Everglades as their population grows, using connected waterways as highways. While not considered an overwhelming threat to humans, pythons can ...

Ian Easterling, a biologist with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, captured a 153-pound female Burmese python, one of the largest caught in Florida in 2025. Conservancy of Southwest ...

A large alligator was filmed dragging a massive Burmese python in Florida's Everglades National Park. The alligator was estimated to be 10 to 12 feet long, while the python appeared to be nearly twice ...

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...

Video shows capture of Burmese python in Miami-Dade neighborhood A Burmese python that had caused concern among residents in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was captured Wednesday. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — What started as a strange smell turned into a shocking discovery for a Knoxville man after he opened the hood of his SUV and found a large, exotic snake coiled inside the engine ...

A 15-year-old first spotted the snake hanging out in the ceiling above a toilet in their home Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that have significantly impacted the native mammal population. The python population likely became established after escaping breeding facilities ...

A 4-foot ball python who surprised employees when it turned up this week at a Monrovia In-N-Out is back home in an unlikely reunion surrounded with mystery. It's not clear how the snake ended up in ...

Sept. 26 (UPI) --Animal rescuers in New York said they captured a 4-foot ball python in a Queens park -- but two more of the snakes are still on the loose in the area. Rescue group Puppy Kitty NYC ...

In 2005, Travis Oliphant was an information scientist working on medical and biological imaging at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, when he began work on NumPy, a library that has become a ...