Every time a Burmese python swallows a meal, something remarkable happens inside its body. Its heart expands by a quarter.

However, the side effects — nausea, muscle loss, and gastrointestinal distress — can be brutal. As a result, studies show ...

With some help from his family, python contractor Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever captured in the wild in Florida.

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash ...