If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

One Florida neighborhood had some quick flashes of color slithering by their homes recently. Residents of a St. Augustine community caught 22 ball pythons roaming around their Prairie Lakes homes last ...

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

The Ball python (Python regius) is a nonvenomous constrictor snake native to sub-Saharan Africa. Known for its docile ...

Their feeding habits revolve around their ability to swallow prey whole. The jaw of a python can stretch open up to 150 degrees, and they have loose ligaments between their bones to help move their ...

A 4-foot long ball python was spotted near a playground Friday afternoon in Greenbelt, Maryland. The exotic reptile was spotted on a sidewalk directly outside of the city's public works building.