Florida’s Everglades is in crisis as the invasive Burmese python emerges as a new apex predator. These large constrictors ...

First identified in Everglades National Park in 2000, the Burmese python may be the most destructive foreign animal in the park's history. The Southeast Asian apex predator quickly put a stranglehold ...

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes ...

What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

Vulnerable species — and the impact of the facility on their habitat and well-being — are at the core of a legal fight.

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

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Scientists discover new intestinal cells in Burmese pythons that completely dissolve bones, explaining why they never appear ...

Recent sightings of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are these massive snakes invading urban areas?