What is a ball python? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted during the Florida Python Challenge? We explain ...

The non-native snakes are overrunning Florida and must be eliminated. Fashion designers are determined to make sure their ...

If the experiment proves successful, an alert could go to a rapid response python elimination team or a nearby hunter.

Ball pythons are non-venomous snakes. They are popular as pets because of their generally docile existence. However, it is possible for a ball python to bite you. Ball pythons are considered ...

Python Huntress' shared video of bites she received on her arm after a recent trip to find the invasive Burmese python snakes ...

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.

Related: Enormous Burmese python killed in Florida Everglades was about to lay 60 eggs The captured pythons are humanely euthanized and necropsied in a lab, to collect data on their condition ...

As the Florida Python Challenge gets closer, let's take a look at the largest Burmese pythons caught in Florida.

Ball pythons in captivity therefore might have been missing out on important social time. “They like doing it,” Dr. Skinner said. The study’s finding underscores how much there is to learn, ...