South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash prizes.

A post‑meal compound found in python blood curbed appetite in lab mice, hinting at future weight loss therapies.

Researchers have found a metabolite in Burmese pythons that suppresses appetite in mice without some of GLP-1's side effects.

A team of researchers believes that pythons may contain clues to help treat a range of human ailments — from heart disease to muscle atrophy, and more.

Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida Everglades history. They can swim, burrow and climb trees, and they eat almost ...

Three recent incidents of Burmese pythons slithering around homes in South Florida were captured on video and raise the question of whether the invasive snakes are closing in on urban areas. A python ...