A Brisbane woman calmly removed an 8-foot carpet python from her bedroom after waking to find the non-venomous snake on top ...

Pythons can tolerate saltwater and freshwater and have been observed swimming in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.

This snake in an Australian suburb was carrying an astonishing number of parasitic hitchhikers. Trump orders release of ...

Rachel Bloor thought her pet dog had curled up on her chest when she felt the weight on top of her, before her husband turned ...

An Australian woman woke up in the middle of the night to discover a massive carpet python curled up on her. Rachel Bloor assumed it was her dog lying on top of her when she felt something heavy on ...

DUCK KEY, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is celebrating what it calls a successful Python Challenge and announcing its 2024 winners. This year, 857 participants ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge in 2025. She captured 60 invasive Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, a Naples native, has over a ...

There was some big snake news in 2025. Taylor Stanberry, a Naples native, was the 2025 Florida Python Challenge winner and the first woman to ever win the competition. She captured 60 of the invasive ...

To the surprise of Dylan Wallis, Head of Reptiles at the Australian Reptile Park, the snake was a coastal carpet python, a snake typically found throughout Queensland and far northern NSW. Anthony, ...

A Nottinghamshire man has been given a suspended prison sentence after starving his pet snake and keeping dogs in crates surrounded by faeces. Jake Riley, of Church Close, Radcliffe-on-Trent, pleaded ...

Hunter Kevin Pavlidis wins big in December's python elimination challenge by capturing 17 Burmese pythons, including the longest one at 17 feet, 3 inches.

Back in the spring, I wrote an article on invasive plants that have found their way into our backyards, meadows and forests. Many of these are harmful to both humans and animals. But today I want to ...