Everglades python hunters break apart 2 'mating balls' as female remains on the loose

Photo Credit: iStock A viral video from the Everglades is putting new focus on a disturbing part of Florida's python problem.

Record 8,000 pounds of pythons pulled from southwest Florida using sex drive

Biologists removed 8,080 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons from the outskirts of Naples in just six months. The biggest ...
The New York Times

The Surprising Social Lives of Pythons

Ball pythons were long assumed to be solitary, but scientists discovered the snakes in captivity prefer each others’ company when given the chance to live socially. By Asher Elbein The ball python ...
Palm Beach Post

What is a ball python? Meet the 'nice cousin' to the Burmese snake

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...

Florida biologists remove over 8,000 pounds of invasive pythons during breeding season

Biologists with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida removed a record number of invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades ...
KBTX

Crawly Critter Corner: Breeding axanthic pied ball python for bold contrast

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Scales Tales and Crawlers is bringing hands-on reptile education to the Brazos Valley, introducing audiences to snakes and other reptiles through close-encounter programs across ...