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Conservation group celebrates astonishing milestone after removing over 20 tons of invasive snakes: 'We're moving in the right direction'

Thanks to a collaborative effort between the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and researchers at the University of Florida, over 20 tons of Burmese pythons have been removed from Southwest Florida.
Yahoo

Can You Make a Living Hunting Pythons? We Asked Florida’s Invasive Snake Contractors

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A FWC staffer holds up a Burmese python cauhgt in Florida. Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive ...
WFTV

Snake Showdown: Florida’s Python Challenge slithers into action

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. — Snake hunters across Florida are participating in the annual “Python Challenge.” The goal of the 10-day event is to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the state. The ...

6 reasons a headless snake can still bite and move

It sounds like a scene out of a horror movie, yet the premise that a headless snake can move around or bite is based on scientific facts. Many people in India face encounters with snakes in both rural ...
AZ Animals

This Burmese Python Ate a Deer Whole—and That’s Bad News for Florida Wildlife

Take a look at this Instagram post of a Burmese python swallowing a white-tailed deer and learn about the science behind the clip.