The snake appeared to be headed onto the busy street when it was found, an animal control officer said.

"My worst fear, they would be stuck in a dumpster, stuck in the bag and die." ...

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

The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...

Joseph Barrios, who uses ball pythons as teaching tools for beachgoers, says a thief took a duffel bag containing four of his ...

Two Sanford police officers responded to an unusual call on June 22 after a large ball python was discovered inside an ...

Snakes have a reputation for being quick to strike, but several species rarely live up to that image. Breeders who work with these animals select for calm temperaments, and many of the snakes kept as ...

Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive nightmare in Florida. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times ...

Burmese pythons, considered to be "prohibited" invasive predators in Florida, are negatively impact native wildlife Conservancy of Southwest Florida Four tons of Burmese pythons were removed from a ...

Hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge in July will have an abundance of python meet. But it is advised that ...