Across South Florida, giant snakes that once seemed like exotic escapees are now entrenched residents, reshaping ecosystems and creeping into neighborhoods. The Burmese python, a massive constrictor ...

Ronald Kiger spent 10 days in one of the most inhospitable areas of South Florida last summer, searching for a massive predator among dense bushes, mangroves, and flooded areas. During that time, he ...

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

— -- Giant Burmese pythons have already established themselves across thousands of square miles of Florida's Everglades, where outdoor workers now routinely find them. The state had held out hope ...