THE NIGHT STARTED LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. I was cruising down U.S. 41 in my pickup truck, looking for snakes. I stood in the bed, shining a spotlight on the pavement, while my buddy Joe Sewell drove the ...

Burmese pythons are among the largest snakes in the world. Adult animals average between 10 and 16 feet long, according to the University of Florida. The large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes are ...

The Florida Python Challenge 2025 is in full swing. The annual snake hunt started at 12:01 a.m. July 11. It will end at 5 p.m. July 20. Participants have until July 20 to kill as many Burmese pythons ...

The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida — 17 feet, 7 inches long and 164½ pounds — was found in Everglades National Park, the University of Florida announced Monday. The snake was pregnant ...

Three Florida men caught a 16-foot, 8-inch Burmese python weighing 105 pounds near Everglades City. The massive snake was captured and ethically dispatched after being spotted on the road. While this ...

Three hunters captured a massive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades on May 31, 2025. The longest Burmese python ever recorded was 19 feet long, caught in 2023. The heaviest python caught weighed ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida _ 17 feet, 7 inches long and 164 1/2 pounds _ was found in Everglades National Park, the University of Florida announced ...

Burmese and Indian pythons, though related, exhibit stark differences. The Burmese python is an invasive threat in Florida, ...

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 ...

Think you know the Burmese python? Think again. Researchers from the University of Cincinnati have recently discovered that our previous knowledge of this massive predator hugely underestimate the ...