Florida is home to a whopping 1.3 million alligators and mating season is underway. During breeding season, male gators become more aggressive and cover more ground in search of a mate or because a ...

For the last four decades, invasive Burmese python snakes have terrorized mammals and the greater ecosystem of the Everglades National Park and throughout South Florida. Now, a recent study shows what ...

Thousands of invasive Burmese pythons are spread out across more than a thousand square miles of South Florida. The first ...

A Burmese python has been spotted attacking and swallowing a reticulated python. The unusual encounter could be the first known case of these species — two of the world's biggest snakes — preying on ...

Snake experts have been contracted to remove a 13-foot-long albino reticulated python from an Oklahoma trailer park, where several cats have gone missing over the past several months. Trevor Bounds of ...

People at the University of Colorado Boulder thought Leslie Leinwand had lost her mind when she decided to start studying snakes nearly 20 years ago. It was a research paper that sparked her interest ...

It's been downright chilly across Florida and with another cold front due to arrive, frosty temperatures are expected to continue this week. Young children, the elderly and homeless are especially ...

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - A five-meter python stalked an Australian family's dog for days before swallowing the pet whole in front of horrified children, local media said on Wednesday. The python ...

Florida has an estimated alligator population of 1.3 million, and their mating season is underway. Warmer temperatures raise an alligator's metabolism and drive to find food.. Alligators are ...