The bird and carpet python were 'literally touching noses' when a professional arrived to remove the snake, per Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers A professional snake catcher intercepted a close call, ...

Recently, a python was found tucked inside the engine compartment of a tractor-trailer parked near a Miami residence The nonvenomous constrictor snakes are native to South Asia, but since being ...

Residents of downtown Los Angeles were recently shocked to discover a gigantic 20-foot python in a dumpster near an apartment complex. Locals originally thought the snake was fake, but further ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge yielded 294 Burmese pythons, the most since the challenge began. Taylor Stanberry won the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for capturing 60 pythons. A total of 294 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, co-hosted by the FWC and the South Florida Water Management District, concluded on July 20th. Over 900 hunters from the U.S. and Canada participated in the 10-day ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. Participants can earn prize money, with $10,000 going to whoever catches the most pythons. Burmese pythons can ...