Python Nicknamed 'The Baroness' Breaks Record for World's Longest Snake with Over 23 Feet of Scales

"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of the python ...

‘We got lucky’: How Florida wildlife died — or survived — in the brutal February freeze

A record-breaking freeze this month sent Florida wildlife into shock. Some of those animals were native, some were invasive.

Eliminate pythons. Make money. Florida hunter keeps cashing in

The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood ...

Meet ‘The Baroness’—the world’s longest wild snake

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

Florida Hunter Catches 202-Lb. Invasive Python, the Second-Heaviest in the State's History

Python hunter Carl Jackson catches the second-heaviest python in Florida history. 'She's bigger than I thought,' says Jackson ...

Eating Florida's wildlife: Just say no to a Python Picnic

The new year started off with a bang when a python hunter caught a 202-pound female python. That's a lot of meat to eat. But ...
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Pain from python bite? It's like 'a lot of little needles' tearing skin

A Florida python hunter recently captured a 202-pound Burmese python, one of the heaviest on record. Although not venomous, pythons have sharp, fang-like teeth that can cause painful bites. Invasive ...