The pythons added to the state's prohibited list are five species of reticulated, Burmese and rock pythons: Malayopython reticulatus, Python bivittatus, Python molurus, Python natalensis and ...

Rock pythons can grow to about 16 feet and are the largest snakes in Africa. Biologists say they are among the world's most aggressive snakes and will eat almost anything they can swallow.

The Southern African rock python is one of the largest snakes in Africa measuring up to 18 feet in length.

Big gulp Rock pythons are Africa's largest snakes, according to the nonprofit Wildscreen Arkive. They can grow to be more than 26 feet (7.9 m) long, and they kill by constriction.

Though smaller in number than the Burmese python, the rock python remains a threat to the Everglades. Considering the size it can grow into, the snake is definitely trouble for wildlife in the region.

State biologists are concerned that the aggressive rock python might be the latest invasive species to become established in the Everglades and elsewhere in South Florida.

Wildlife officials are expanding efforts to find and eradicate African rock pythons in Miami-Dade County after a 10-foot-snake strangled a 60-pound Siberian husky.

The first call to Miami-Dade's 911 operator was frantic. A python had wrapped itself around the neck of the family pet, a 60-pound Siberian husky named Duke. The snake was choking the life out of ...

LITTLE ROCK -- Reptile enthusiasts have expressed opposition to a new restriction that adds five species of large Asian and African pythons to Arkansas' list of prohibited captive wildlife. The ...