Photo Credit: iStock A viral video from the Everglades is putting new focus on a disturbing part of Florida's python problem.

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 ...

A ball python was noticed making its way near the inlet screening system of a Canadian sanitary sewer plant.

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.

The Windsor-Essex County Humane Society said other animals have been found in the screening system at the plant before, but ...

Using a cooking mitten for protection, the parent carefully captured the snake and placed it inside a backpack while waiting ...

Pythons are non-native to Florida and non-venomous snakes. Burmese pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world. The ball python found in Vero Beach was "friendly" and docile when rescued. A ...

A city worker at the pollution control facility discovered the exotic pet. It is dehydrated and needs help shedding but is ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem. Burmese pythons ...