Wildlife biologist Ian Bartoszek examines the mating ball of pythons that was discovered in southwest Florida with the help of one male snake fitted with a tracking implant. Conservancy of Southwest ...

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...