Guinness World Records recently confirmed that Ibu Baron, a reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus ), is believed to ...

A viral video shows a 20-foot reticulated python on a “walk in the park.” Is that safe or even good for the snake? Learn how ...

Guinness World Records has officially confirmed that a reticulated python discovered in the Maros region of Indonesia is the longest wild snake ever formally measured, clocking in at 23 feet, 8 inches ...

Learn how a man's dream of becoming a professional python hunter resulted in the capture of the second-largest python in Florida history.

The owner of a 9-foot, red-tailed boa constrictor recovered Jan. 25 by an Indian River County Sheriff’s deputy has retrieved ...

The invasive snakes are excellent swimmers and can hold their breath for up to 30 minutes. Pythons may increasingly be found in residential backyards and urban areas adjacent to these waterways.

The South Florida Water Management District held a python hunt in December with cash prizes. Kevin Pavlidis won multiple awards, including for most pythons captured and the longest python. The ...

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Professional python hunters Guillermo Tapanes and Matt Kogo spotted something strange swimming in a remote pond on the border of Broward and Palm Beach counties. It was wasn’t moving like an iguana or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ten days before Christmas, a distraught South Florida homeowner called Michael Ronquillo about a snake in her neighbor’s yard.

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is home to more than 2,200 animals across its campuses in D.C. and Virginia. The zoo was the first in the United States to hire a ...

NEENAH, Wis. (CBS 58) -- J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue in Neenah, is seeking out community support after seeing a rapid increase in surrendered ball pythons. According to the rescue, this underscores the ...