Editor’s note: Bill Kearney of the South Florida Sun Sentinel recently headed out to the Everglades, when the unexpected happened. It was the seventh alligator we’d seen on the two-mile bike ride ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Javier Ramirez holds Dolly Python, a ball python that he adopted after the previous owner lost it in the Secret Group, an EaDo bar ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...

Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for how to kill the invasive.

Eating its prey can be a process for a python, which is why it relies so heavily on its jaw to get the job done, including ...

A family in Cleveland, Australia, called in a professional snake catcher to remove the reptile Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...

Experts across the Sunshine State are monitoring an increasing presence of the deadly Burmese Python in the Everglades.

When researchers with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida announced they’d bagged the heaviest Burmese python ever captured in Florida earlier this summer, the catch highlighted a secret weapon in ...

The Papuan olive python (Apodora papuana) is a truly unique creature from the rainforests of New Guinea. Known for its ability to change colours, this giant snake fascinates researchers and wildlife ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida python team came across are massive female snake while conducting research in the field ...