Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey.

A Florida woman has claimed the top prize in the 2025 Python Challenge after capturing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day ...

That amounts to a fifth of all the pythons caught in the challenge this year and triple the number that last year’s winner ...

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet ...

Burmese pythons, one of the world’s largest snakes, are also one of the most problematic invasive species in South Florida. First spotted in the Florida Everglades in the 1970s, the snakes were ...

The discovery helped the Naples resident land first place in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, which drew 934 hunters ...

In 2023, a 19-foot python was captured in Florida, which would be worth $425 under the new incentive programs.

Specialized cells in the intestinal lining of Burmese pythons allows them to completely absorb the skeletons of their prey.

A team dedicated to controlling populations of invasive Burmese pythons in Florida has deployed another unique method to find the elusive predators: robotic rabbits.

A team dedicated to controlling populations of invasive Burmese pythons in Florida has deployed another unique method to find ...

A woman from Naples has taken home the prize for capturing the most snakes during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge.Taylor<a ...

The cells helps the snakes absorb the bones of their prey — and might show up in other animals that chomp their meals whole.