Burmese pythons are killing off mammals that would normally keep Florida's rat population in check. A new study found that parts of the Florida Everglades were becoming overrun with rats as a result.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, causing significant declines in native small mammal populations. Originally introduced through the pet trade, the wild python population in the ...

The resulting footage is part of a project using hi-tech scanning methods to explore animals' anatomy. It took 132 hours for the snake to fully digest the rat, the scientists said. Their work has ...

Due to the abundance of Burmese pythons in captivity, there are many colours and patterns available now, including albino Burmese pythons are one of the five largest snakes in the world and are native ...

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Burmese pythons swallow their prey whole and can even digest bones. However, until now, it was unclear how exactly these giant snakes accomplish this. Photo: Getty Images Burmeese pythons are among ...

During feeding a Burmese python’s liver and kidney double in weight, and its heart increases 40 per cent (Dr Stephen Secor) On a cold, grey winter day, Stephen Secor pulled into the driveway of David ...

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 ...

Cotton rats can carry nasty diseases that can infect humans.Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images The wildlife ecologist Robert McCleery told LiveScience that cotton rats "dominate the community" in parts of ...