Donna Kalil is a contracted snake hunter who won the 2024 Florida Python Challenge for catching and removing 11 of the invasive reptiles. In just over a week, hundreds of python hunters will descend ...

An Australian man found a python coiled inside his toilet — twice in one week. Although finding someone’s leftover business inside the toilet is repulsive, it might be preferred to find defecation ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem. Burmese pythons ...

The Burmese python remains one of the most prominent invasive species in Florida. With no natural predators in the area, their numbers continue to rise, and so does their effect on the environment.

Across South Florida, giant snakes that once seemed like exotic escapees are now entrenched residents, reshaping ecosystems ...

A cannibalistic snake has been photographed devouring another of the same species alive. Nick Stock, a sanctuary manager at nonprofit Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC), had been carrying out some ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There have been multiple documented incidents where large ...

A family in Cleveland, Australia, called in a professional snake catcher to remove the reptile Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...