WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share ...

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world, the FWC said. Adults caught in Florida average between 6 and 9 feet, with the largest one measuring an amazing 18 feet long.

FILE - A Burmese python is held during a safe capture demonstration at a media event for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge, June 16, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) LS ...

It took surgery to save a 4-metre Burmese python after it swallowed an entire queen-size electric blanket — with the electrical cord and control box still attached.

One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an invasive species ...

Burmese pythons were imported into the US in large numbers between the 1980s and early 2000s, mainly for the exotic pet trade. Many owners, unprepared for the snake’s immense size and care ...

An illegal albino Burmese python has been caught in the wilderness near Chilliwack, B.C., after the owner apparently dumped him to avoid getting into trouble. The two-metre snake, which is native ...

A 150-pound Burmese python was killed in the Florida Everglades on Feb. 4, 2014. An 18.2-foot-long Burmese python weighing 150 pounds was captured on Tuesday in the Florida Everglades, according ...

A Hong Kong snake handler captured a 2.5-metre (8.2-foot) long python that swallowed a stray cat near a village house in Ma On Shan on Saturday morning. Police received a report at around 6.25am ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a ...