Pathologists in Florida who freed a 5-foot alligator corpse from the body of an 18-foot Burmese python. Actress sues James Cameron for stealing likeness for 'Avatar' Hantavirus live updates: 9 people ...

Scientists in the Everglades region have fitted the animal — along with raccoons — with GPS collars to track Burmese pythons after they swallow the animals whole. “We need everything that we can find ...

Burmese pythons are top predators in the Florida Everglades, and wildlife researchers have found a way to help control the invasive species by using opossums. Researchers have fitted opossums and ...

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. USA TODAY Scientists in Florida have found an unexpected tool in the fight against invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades ...

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. USA TODAY Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: ...

Ecosystems can be thrown into chaos by unexpected invaders, and few examples are as striking as a massive snake devouring a deer whole. In the footage, the python's body is stretched around the deer ...

Invasive Burmese pythons have established a large population in South Florida after being released as exotic pets. Colder weather limits the pythons' range, but there is evidence they may be adapting ...

New research shows Burmese pythons are more adaptable to cold than previously thought, using burrows to survive freezes. Ecologists warn that while python sightings in Brevard County are few, there ...

This Instagram post of a Burmese python eating a 77-pound white-tailed deer is quite horrifying. It teaches us a lot about the power of these incredible but invasive reptiles. At the same time, it ...