Scientists have learned how their hearts stand up to the stress of mass digestion.

Burmese pythons, according to a new study, can eat animals as big as deer. Scientists were awestruck when one python ate a 77-pound doe.

A new study by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and the University of Cincinnati reveals how a python's gape allows it to consume larger animals.

Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said on social media that Warren Gallman and several friends were able to safely capture ...

THE EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - Catching Burmese pythons is an itch that hundreds of hunters can’t wait to scratch every year, and for 10 days this month, they’re sending the big reptiles on the ...

News Environment Large python swallows 77-pound deer, stunning researchers with the size of its mouth Researchers found a 14.8-foot 115-pound python consuming a 77-pound deer near Naples.

"The snake probably was a pet that got too large to keep and too expensive to feed," Sheriff Lee Foster told Newsweek.

How Pythons Adapt Their Hearts After a Big Meal Python heart muscles ramp up their force to sustain metabolic activity to maintain increased metabolism during feeding.

Recent sightings and captures of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are they invading urban ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News are asking experts questions about Florida's invasive Burmese python.

State officials are asking the public to report sightings of Burmese pythons, as they worry there may be a growing population in Southwest Florida.