How the timber rattlesnake became a symbol of American independence

American colonies declaring their independence from Great Britain. One of the most enduring symbols of those “times that try ...

Rescued python covered in hundreds of ticks

This snake in an Australian suburb was carrying an astonishing number of parasitic hitchhikers. US ally intercepts Chinese ...

Wearing a Santa hat, biologist captures a giant python in Florida using a ‘spy snake’

Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.

This Santa has a huge python slung over his shoulder, not a sack of toys

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida made a Facebook post showing a wildlife wearing a Santa hat with Burmese python on his ...
Gators Wire

'Godzilla' the gator hauls massive Burmese python in Everglades. Look back

A large alligator nicknamed 'Godzilla' was caught on video dragging an enormous Burmese python through the water in the ...
Opinion
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'It's paid by other countries': Trump tries to sell snake oil, peddles bald-faced lies about his tariffs in Oval Office remarks

During a Social Security announcement from the Oval Office earlier this year in August, Donald Trump veered off topic to boast about his tariffs. Like the snake oil salesman that he is, Trump outright ...
The News-Press

This is what happens when a GoPro camera is attached to a python

Burmese pythons are an invasive species causing destruction in the Florida Everglades. The snakes have contributed to the decline of several small mammal populations. Estimates place the Burmese ...
People

Massive Python Crashes Through Family's Ceiling and Dangles Wriggling in Their Bathroom

A 15-year-old first spotted the snake hanging out in the ceiling above a toilet in their home Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...
The News-Press

Killing a Burmese python is a great hunting thrill. Ways to take one in Florida

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that have significantly impacted the native mammal population. The python population likely became established after escaping breeding facilities ...
Outdoor Life

Can You Make a Living Hunting Pythons? We Asked Florida’s Invasive Snake Contractors

Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive pythons from the Everglades in July, setting that month’s record and netting them thousands of dollars in payouts for helping remove ...
New York Post

Greedy Burmese python pukes up an entire deer in Florida — as excited scientists look on: ‘Beautiful moment’

His snake eyes were bigger than his stomach. Florida might have a new ally in the ongoing fight against the invasive Burmese python scourge — chilly weather. Researchers who track the elusive and ...
NBC Bay Area

Python snake loose in South Bay neighborhood

A large snake appears to be on the loose in the South Bay. A couple in a neighborhood on the Santa Clara-San Jose border discovered what looks to be a python in their backyard Wednesday evening. The ...