In Florida, hunters have successfully caught and removed hundreds of pythons as part of official conservation efforts.

When python researchers Ian Bartoszek and Ian Easterling tracked a male “scout snake” with a radio transmitter, they expected him to lead them to a big female Burmese python. What they found was much ...

Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the invasive snake.

While Australia’s snakes are deservedly recognized for their venom, these snakes are responsible for far more bites globally, making them deadlier in terms of actual impact on humans. So why are these ...

The snake’s head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter Mike Kimmel once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm causing blood to spurt in rhythm with his racing heart. Alone ...

IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. THANK YOU BO. IT IS THE CASE OF THE BIG SNAKE SPOTTED IN DES MOINES. A PERSON WHO LIVES IN DES MOINES, WATERBURY NEIGHBORHOOD SAYS A BIG PYTHON HUNG FROM TREE BRANCHES LAST MONTH.

There was some big snake news in 2025. Taylor Stanberry, a Naples native, was the 2025 Florida Python Challenge winner and the first woman to ever win the competition. She captured 60 of the invasive ...

A 15-foot Burmese python was caught swallowing a “full-sized” deer in Southwest Florida, proving the invasive apex predators are ambushing and eating bigger prey. The python was 115 pounds and the ...

When python researchers Ian Bartoszek and Ian Easterling tracked a male “scout snake” with a radio transmitter, they expected him to lead them to a big female Burmese python. What they found was much ...