Showing off this green tree python’s face becomes risky when the snake suddenly reacts. Its keeper jokes that the species is not famous for being sweet or relaxed, then learns that lesson firsthand ...

Snake bite on the catcher | How he pinned the python ...

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is being impacted by severe weather, making hunting difficult. Defending champion Taylor Stanberry notes that colder, rainy conditions have made snakes less active.

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's Short Wave podcast. When Skip Maas first adopted Agrapina, a mottled ball python, she hadn't eaten in 14 ...

Invasive species are a serious threat that can wreak millions of dollars worth of damage on the environment, but Florida's ...

Wildmans Pizza in Florida accepts pythons as payment for free pizza during the 2026 Python Challenge The 10-day event runs from July 10 to July 19 to control invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades ...

A Florida pizzeria owner is redefining the term “exotic pet trade” by accepting captured Burmese pythons as payment for a pie. “I’m the first place in the world to accept python as currency,” Dustin ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event for professionals and amateurs to hunt invasive Burmese pythons. The event aims to reduce the python population, raise awareness, and protect the ...

In controlled laboratory settings, male pythons show a strong interest in the scents given off by breeding females. However, the scientists suggest that the stress of living in cages may have stopped ...

Florida's 2026 Python Challenge begins today, and will last until July 19. A $10,000 reward will be issued to whoever removes the most Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Last year, more than 900 ...

It's a busy time of year for eliminating invasive Burmese pythons in Florida and earning money for doing it. On Friday (July 10) the Florida Python Challenge started. For the next 10 days, hunters ...