Have any humans have been killed by Burmese pythons? What to know Florida's large, invasive residents and their misconceptions ...

The scale at which the Burmese python is able to decimate the native wildlife population in South Florida continues to astonish biologists studying to eradicate the invasive species. Researchers in ...

Online warning issued: An aspiring Burmese python owner was told by commenters that solo handling is unsafe and emergency devices like Tasers are ineffective. Risks of large snakes: Even nonaggressive ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Opossums are common prey for pythons.