A python hunter captured the second heaviest Burmese python on record in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The captured female python measured 16 feet, 10 inches long and was found in the Big Cypress ...

"Anytime you find yourself to be holding a large wild animal of any kind, you need to have a plan." ...

While Burmese pythons are not venomous, they can still seriously injure people through bites and by squeezing.

On June 9, the Conservancy said that its biologists and volunteers with the Conservancy’s python action team removed 177 Burmese pythons.

Burmese pythons are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native Florida snakes. Those often misidentified as Burmese pythons include the ...