Python in Florida woman's backyard a sign of their movement to urban areas

If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

7 snakes that hunt birds in trees: How tree-living predators use stealth, camouflage, and speed to catch prey

High up from the forest floor, birds flit from limb to limb and weave their homes from leafy foliage, seemingly safe from ...
Palm Beach Post

Open wide: Florida’s invasive Burmese pythons can eat bigger prey than previously reported

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 ...

7 snakes that travel incredible distances: How they hunt, explore, and survive across continents

Snakes are very rarely considered mobile animals, let alone moving over great distances. However, mobility allows many ...
Wane

WATCH: Burmese python swallows 77-pound deer, proving they can eat bigger prey than scientists realized

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A new study conducted by biologists with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida reveals that Burmese pythons are capable of consuming larger prey than scientists previously realized ...