Burmese pythons aren't native to Florida - they're an invasive species that's been disrupting the Everglades ecosystem for decades. The snakes, which can grow over 18 feet long and weigh more than 200 ...

Guide to safely catching an invasive python in the Everglades.

A road crew spotted a 14-foot Burmese python crossing a six-lane road in a posh Miami suburb recently. But how did it get ...

Naples-based Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s python hunters smash records, removing massive invasive snakes to protect ...

Florida's python contractors are making decent money chasing snakes in the Everglades, but you shouldn't quit your day job ...

His snake eyes were bigger than his stomach. Florida might have a new ally in the ongoing fight against the invasive Burmese python scourge — chilly weather. Researchers who track the elusive and ...

Dan Buettner's iconic National Geographic cover story transformed our idea of what makes for a long, healthy life. It's now published online for the first time. OKINAWA, JAPANSquatting effortlessly on ...

This story originally published in the July 1906 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. Looking back to that period, many years ago, when the finger ...

The famous artwork was transported to a secure location on Friday in an operation that took over seven hours and involved a decoy truck for safety. Sewn by English women, probably in Kent, the Bayeux ...

Burmese pythons may be the most destructive foreign animal in Florida Everglades history. They're among the largest snakes in the world, averaging between 6 and 9 feet. The longest python ever ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...

October is moving time in the animal kingdom, with Africa’s predators on the prowl and turtle hatchlings crawling out from their nests on the shores of the Ionian Sea, while humans hold lavish ...