"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of ...

Professional python hunter needed his family’s help to wrest the second-heaviest invasive Burmese python on record out of the swamp.

The Burmese python, an invasive species that's destroying the Florida Everglades, is among the largest snakes in the world — both in length and weight. The longest ever recorded — caught by two ...

They estimated that the python could be at least 10% longer if she were sedated.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most boas, which are a type of large, non-venomous ...

Guinness World Records recently confirmed that Ibu Baron, a reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus ), is believed to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three hunters recently captured a massive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades. Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood ...

OCHOPEE, Fla. -- A 17-foot python removed from a South Florida nature preserve is the largest one ever found in the park, according to wildlife officials. Researchers located the female python, who ...