Scientists observed a Burmese python swallowing a 77-pound white-tailed deer, nearly 70 percent of the snake’s mass. What is the Florida Python Challenge?

A demonstration on how to handle a Burmese Python during training for the Python Challenge at University of Florida Research and Education Center in Davie, Florida, January 12, 2012.

Recently, three hunters captured a nearly 17-foot Burmese python, showcasing the kind of experience some participants might get ahead of the event. Justice Sargood, a python hunter from Naples ...

More than 900 hunters descended on the Everglades this year for the annual hunt that raises awareness about this invasive snake species.

Surprised residents in WA's north-west called in the snake catcher when they found a 1.5-metre-long python devouring an unfortunate bird.

Florida wants you to kill as many of the invasive Burmese pythons as you can during the 10-days contest in July. But you can't shoot them.

A snake handler in Maryland has recalled being left with “no words” after a huge python was discovered in a neighbor’s backyard.

A Hong Kong snake handler captured a 2.5-metre (8.2-foot) long python that swallowed a stray cat near a village house in Ma On Shan on Saturday morning.