Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

The Burmese python has become the defining ecological problem of the Florida Everglades, a giant constrictor from Southeast Asia that has established a self-sustaining wild population across the southern tip of the state.

Burmese pythons are scarcely recorded in Lee County, but experts say the data is a faulty reflection of the invasive species' actual population.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 9-foot Burmese python was captured by Coventry police. (Courtesy of Coventry Police Department Facebook) An approximately nine-foot-long albino Burmese python was found and captured by ...

Wild predators must regularly hunt or forage to survive. While many animals graze or scavenge, large constrictor snakes rely on overpowering and swallowing prey whole. But even experienced predators can miscalculate. Visitors to Kruger National Park in ...