A team dedicated to controlling populations of invasive Burmese pythons in Florida has deployed another unique method to find ...

Like other animals and insects, snakes shed their skin for many different reasons. This practice is beneficial to the snake ...

Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with massive Burmese pythons.

It's much easier to distinguish an adult Burmese python from native snakes as they grow up to 19 feet in length. Eastern Indigo snakes can reach 8 feet in length, which is about the size of small ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey.

Snakes regularly shed skin. This process is called ecdysis. It helps snakes grow. Shedding removes old skin and parasites. Young snakes shed more often. Adult snakes shed a few times a year.

The adult pythons in the area are usually between 6 and 9 feet, wildlife officials say, but some are significantly larger. Jake Waleri, 22, set the record for largest Burmese python caught in ...

Because of their large size, adult Burmese pythons have few predators, with humans being the exception. They prey upon native species and may reduce their populations locally.

The parasite, which travels through the food chain before settling into the lungs of a snake, has infected 17 species of snakes in Florida. They can weaken the reptiles, making them more ...

Getting people to change their attitudes about snakes is a difficult task. Knowing more about Louisiana’s snakes can help ...