A 15-foot Burmese python was caught swallowing a “full-sized” deer in Southwest Florida, proving the invasive apex predators are ambushing and eating bigger prey. The python was 115 pounds and the ...

The Burmese python is already considered a destructive force in the South Florida ecosystem. A new collaborative study that the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples was part of has revealed ...

In something straight out of a horror movie, scientists have found that Burmese pythons can open their mouths even wider than we previously thought. These snakes' enormous jaws may be able to open as ...

Bruce Jayne poses with two mounted Burmese python specimens captured in Florida to show the impressive gape of their mouths. The specimen on the left has a 26-centimeter gape compared to the ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey. Pythons can eat prey over 100% of their body mass, including deer and bobcats. Just ...

UC Professor Bruce Jayne poses with a Burmese python specimen with a 22-centimeter gape, right, compared to an even larger specimen with a 26-centimeter gape. Credit: Bruce Jayne UC Professor Bruce ...

Burmese pythons can consume prey even larger than scientists realized, according to a new study. That means more animals are on the menu across southern Florida, where the nonnative, invasive snakes ...

Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held in the state. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from ...

Researchers are looking for innovative ways to eradicate the invasive species. A team dedicated to controlling populations of invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida has deployed another unique ...