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Florida Burmese Python Hunters Give Crazy Insight into Everglades Challenge
Participants in this year's Florida Python Challenge are uploading pictures and videos of their catches onto social media.
Burmese Python Bite Would 'Tear the Skin Wide Open,' Florida Hunter Says
Two amateur Burmese python hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge spoke to Newsweek about the event.
Giant 18ft, 100lb Burmese Python Caught Slithering Across Florida Highway
Three amateur hunters spotted the huge snake, which was nearly as long as the width of a highway
Family Disturbs 12-Foot Python Curled Up in Their Kitchen in Chilling Video
A neighbor, who had experience handling snakes, came to help the family remove the large reptile from the house.
Florida Python Nest Raided As Removal of Invasive Species Continues
A female python, 18 hatchlings and 23 unhatched eggs were discovered in the Big Cypress National Preserve, where the invasive species continues to thrive.
For Every Burmese Python You See, There Are 100 to 1,000 You Don't: Expert
"The detection capacity for pythons is very low," said Everglades Foundation Chief Science Officer Steve Davis.
Giant Florida Burmese Python Had Hoofs in Stomach and Was Carrying 122 Eggs
The huge snake was the biggest ever found in the area, and measured nearly 18 feet in length and weighed 215 pounds.
Florida Burmese Pythons to Be Hunted for Sport in Vain Bid to Halt Invasion
Florida's Python Challenge allows participants to win cash prizes for the biggest catches of the invasive species.
Family Finds Four Giant Horny Pythons on Their Porch
Australian snake catcher Stuart McKenzie said one of the snakes was the biggest he has ever come across in the area.
Vets Save Stricken Snake After it Swallowed Dog Harness
In a delicate operation, keepers from Australia Zoo managed to find and pull out a pink double harness.
Maryland Man Found Dead With 100 Snakes Had Been Bitten to Death
The 49-year-old Charles County resident was found dead in January this year at a property where numerous snakes, including rattlesnakes, were kept.
Crocodiles Escape Farm and Python Washes up on Beach After Extreme Floods
Devastating floods across South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province has wreaked havoc for native wildlife.
Photos Show Enormous 20ft Python Caught in River Near Village
The snake, which weighed 110 pounds, is one of the biggest in the world.
Python Stuck in Electric Fence Gets Rescued in Video After Suffering Shocks
Natasha Barnes, who helped rescue the animal, said the 9-foot snake was stuck halfway through a fence and unable to escape from the electric shocks.
California Park Officials Search for Python After It Was Reportedly Dumped
The snake has not been seen since it was originally spotted.
Python vs Bat: Traumatized Flying Fox Survives Hour Long Battle With Snake
"It's nature and nature can be brutal sometimes," snake catcher Bryce Lockett told Newsweek.
Man Saved Family's New Puppy From Huge Python's Grip
Stewart Brasier was on vacation in Queensland, Australia, when he saw a family's puppy being suffocated by an 8-foot-long python.
Daughter Says She Killed Mother by Squeezing Her 'Like a Python': Police
According to a news release from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, both the cause and the manner of the mother's death were under investigation.
Huge Snake Found Slithering up Curtains in Family Home
Snake catchers were called to the property after the owners found the snakes shed skin in the garage.
Python Found Lurking Beneath Toddler's Cot
The snake catcher said that the python could have found a way to strangle the young boy, had it gone unnoticed.
What Is the World's Biggest Snake?
Graham Alexander, from the University of Johannesburg, told Newsweek that reticulated pythons are ""massive snakes, without exaggerating" with exceptional creatures reaching 26 feet in captivity.
Huge Snake That Had Just Swallowed Cat or Possum Found Under Car
A picture of the snake shows how its torso has swollen to nearly double its normal size after eating its prey whole.
Police Find 125 Snakes Inside Dead Man's Home Including 14-Foot Python
Although neighbors were unaware that the man had any snakes living in the home, officials said there was little risk of the snakes escaping.
Enormous Python Swallows Even Bigger Impala in Horrifying Video
The footage captured on a South African game reserve shows the snake swallowing the dead impala whole.
Owner Rescues Pet Dog From Jaws of Python Trying to Eat It
"Unfortunately dogs and cats are sometimes grabbed by snakes, especially ones that are small," said a snake catcher.
Elderly Sisters Get Stuck on a Roof With 4 Cats and a Python During Floods
Torrential rains have caused the worst flooding in Malaysia since 2014 leaving at least 48 dead and forcing the 63 and 62-year-olds to share a refuge with a reptile intruder.
Video Shows Big Snake and Huge Huntsman Spider in Bedroom of Family Home
Australian snake catcher Stuart McKenzie said it was "about as close to a horror movie" as their job gets.
Video Shows Python With Large Bat Sticking Out of Its Belly
The snake was found with the bat wings nearly poking through its side.
Big Snake Found Behind Girl's Bedroom Pillows
The python was found slithering at the back of the girl's bed when snake catchers arrived.
Family Finds Snake Wrapped Around Car Mirror: 'Forget Fluffy Dice'
The coastal carpet python, which can reach up to four meters in length, slithered into the car through a window that had been left ajar.