Professional python hunter needed his family’s help to wrest the second-heaviest invasive Burmese python on record out of the swamp.

Guinness World Records recently confirmed that Ibu Baron, a reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus ), is believed to be the longest verifiably measured wild snake in the world. She was first ...

The Burmese python, an invasive species that's destroying the Florida Everglades, is among the largest snakes in the world — both in length and weight. The longest ever recorded — caught by two ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most boas, which are a type of large, non-venomous ...

A privately owned giant snake has been officially donated to the newly established reptile zoo The footage captures its careful transport, intake process, and the preparation required before public ...

Three Florida men caught a 16-foot, 8-inch Burmese python weighing 105 pounds near Everglades City. The massive snake was captured and ethically dispatched after being spotted on the road. While this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three hunters recently captured a massive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades. Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood ...

A python believed to be among the largest snakes in captivity has died at a southwest Florida tourist attraction, giving handlers a chance to see just how big she got over the past 30 years. Final ...

A contracted hunter captured the second-heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. Invasive Burmese pythons are devastating the South Florida ecosystem by preying on small ...