This snake in an Australian suburb was carrying an astonishing number of parasitic hitchhikers.

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

Luckily, stopping even one breeding event can significantly reduce future snake numbers.

On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to ...

Hundreds of competitors are taking to Florida's Everglades this weekend for the state's annual Burmese python challenge. The ...

Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for how to kill the invasive.

Spotting a snake by a pond, stream, or even your backyard may seem scary. Often people mistake harmless water snakes with ...

Florida researchers fitted GPS-collared opossums to track Burmese pythons from the inside — and the hidden biology of this ...

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

At Wildman's Pizza, visitors stop in for a slice of pie and python hunting history and souvenirs. Many hope to meet Wildman, Dusty Crum.

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

Professional python hunter Amy Siewe recently posted a video on her Facebook page showing her cutting open a snake's egg to see what it looks like.