Just when you thought you knew everything about one of Florida's least-favorite invasive species, a surprise emerges. Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest ...

Burmese pythons, originating from Southeast Asia, have invaded Florida's Everglades, decimating native wildlife populations. Introduced via the pet trade, these massive constrictors prey on mammals, ...

The Burmese python is already considered a destructive force in the South Florida ecosystem. A new collaborative study that the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples was part of has revealed ...

Scientists have discovered that Burmese pythons possess specialized intestinal cells to digest calcium from prey bones, preventing toxicity. The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Biology ...

Burmese pythons can consume prey even larger than scientists realized, according to a new study. That means more animals are on the menu across southern Florida, where the nonnative, invasive snakes ...

In something straight out of a horror movie, scientists have found that Burmese pythons can open their mouths even wider than we previously thought. These snakes' enormous jaws may be able to open as ...

Dog walkers are being warned about an 18ft python on the loose that can crush pets to death. Four of the exotic non-native snakes have been captured in the Twigmoor and Cleatham areas in North ...

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In a remarkable discovery that deepens our understanding of how predators digest whole prey, scientists have found that Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) possess specialised intestinal cells that ...