Wildlife experts believe that predators native to the Everglades are beginning to fight back against the invasive species of ...

Florida’s python invasion is no longer just an environmental issue it’s a full-blown threat to household pets. These massive ...

Loki was found with his "head and neck gnawed off" and his "body partially buried," an animal behavior wildlife experts call ...

A bobcat was documented killing and eating a 13-foot Burmese python in the Florida Everglades. Alligators, native snakes, and ...

Pythons are non-native to Florida and non-venomous snakes. Burmese pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world. The ball python found in Vero Beach was "friendly" and docile when rescued.

The Biggest Burmese Pythons Ever Captured in Florida—Including a New No. 1 In October of 1979, while on a first date, retired Florida park ranger Jam Massey found an 11-foot, 9-inch road-killed ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says levels of mercury too high for human consumption have been found in pythons removed from the Everglades. It is not illegal to eat the snakes ...

Although not illegal, eating Burmese pythons is not recommended due to high levels of mercury found in their meat. Florida is unfortunately home to a lot of uninvited guests — especially ...

The Florida Department of Health issued a consumption advisory for Burmese pythons found in Florida, advising “Do Not Consume Python” due to the high levels of mercury found in python meat ...

The non-native snakes have proliferated across more than a thousand square miles of South Florida. Burmese pythons "can survive in and utilize a variety of habitats found in the region ...

The snakes were then intentionally or accidentally released in South Florida. Burmese pythons "can survive in and utilize a variety of habitats found in the region, and many of these areas are ...