What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

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 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.

Burmese pythons, native to South Asia, are an invasive species in Florida, posing a threat to the ecosystem. The Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition, encourages hunters to remove Burmese ...

The Florida Python Challenge will take place Aug. 9 to18. Participants have nine days to kill as many Burmese pythons as possible. Burmese Pythons are an invasive species that pose a threat to ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Video shared by police shows an officer wrangling a large snake in a park in St. Petersburg. Officer Paul Grata captured the snake at Dell Holmes Park this week, and a Florida ...

Burmese pythons are among the largest snakes in the world. Adult animals average between 10 and 16 feet long, according to the University of Florida. The large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes are ...

Florida officials say they've bagged one of the biggest Burmese pythons ever found in the state: an 18.2-foot-long (5.5 meters) female weighing some 150 pounds (68 kilograms). The snake, which was ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Another live snake was captured on Oahu and turned over to the state. The state Department of Agriculture confirmed a 28-inch long ball python was surrendered to the ...

A loose ball python snake was captured Tuesday in a stakeout as the reptile was catching some sunshine along Big Dry Creek Trail in Westminster. Native to central and western Africa, ball pythons are ...

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