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

Researchers who track the elusive and reviled reptiles were thrilled to witness one of the greedy beasts regurgitating an ...

Robyn White is a Newsweek Nature Reporter based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on wildlife, science and the environment. Robyn joined Newsweek in 2022 having previously worked at environmental ...

"Sightings near urban areas have become more common." Firefighters respond after massive snakes are found where they don't ...

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 ...

Burmese and other python snake species have wreaked havoc in South Florida and the Florida Everglades for decades as an invasive species. These reptiles can reach up to 23 feet in size, but those ...

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," ...

Longest python caught in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge was recorded in the Novice category. Plus a look at some of the ...

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

While conducting a study about ecological impacts of invasive pythons in Florida, researchers with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida found a nearly 15-foot-long Burmese python had swallowed a ...