See this massive 15-foot rat snake that a North Carolina man found in his backyard and discover what they usually eat.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Florida Everglades where they are decimating some medium-sized mammal species.

One challenge in managing invasive pythons is their elusive behavior, compounded by the difficult-to-access terrain and their ...

Have you noticed that many invasive species are snakes? We explain why snakes are so good at taking over new areas.

This Instagram post of a Burmese python eating a 77-pound white-tailed deer is quite horrifying. It teaches us a lot about the power of these incredible but invasive reptiles. At the same time, it ...

Tourism at a cave swarming with bats known to have transmitted a deadly fever disease? The popularity of Uganda's Python Cave points to yet another way interactions at the animal-human interface—where ...

Docile, furry and cute to some, possums have become an unexpected ally in the effort to slow the invasion of Burmese pythons, ...

Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may ...

Python-derived pTOS shows promise as a side-effect-free appetite suppressant, offering a new path for weight loss and metabolic therapies.

Considered more of a small exotic pet than a wild animal, chinchillas are another species that can be owned in all 50 states.

Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the ...

The state of Florida is home to six types of venomous snakes, and they're starting to get active as temperatures warm, state ...