A recent study reveals that Burmese pythons can consume even larger prey than previously thought, posing a significant threat ...

Snakes range greatly in size. The world longest snake is the reticulated python. The longest ever found in the species ...

A video of a Florida scientist dissecting an 18-foot python that swallowed an alligator has resurfaced online. The video, ...

Burmese pythons can consume prey even larger than scientists realized, according to a new study. That means more animals are ...

A 15-foot Burmese python was caught swallowing a “full-sized” deer in Southwest Florida, proving the invasive apex predators are ambushing and eating bigger prey. The python was 115 pounds and ...

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 ...

Burmese pythons can consume prey even larger than scientists realized, according to a new study published in the journal Reptiles & Amphibians. That means more animals are on the menu across ...

Coloring: Burmese pythons are tan in color with dark blotches along the back and sides. They have a pyramid-shaped head with ...

Pythons have famously cartoonish eating habits, and they might be even better at it than we thought. A new study has found ...

Burmese pythons in Florida can eat larger prey than scientists previously thought due to their ability to stretch their jaws. Researchers believe that understanding the size limits of prey that ...

Florida’s invasive Burmese pythons can swallow native deer and alligators completely, according to a new study – as a jaw-dropping video showed one of the snakes taking down a deer in one gulp.

Pythons swallow deer, alligators and other prey whole. What they eat is limited in part by how big an animal they can wrap their flexible, stretchy jaws around. Researchers call this the snake's gape.