FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — The largest snake in Africa, a powerful constrictor that consumes goats, wart hogs and crocodiles, has been found east of the Everglades, raising the possibility that it is ...

Already squeezed by the invasion of the giant Burmese python, Florida now faces what one scientist calls one of the U.S. state's "worst nightmares." Africa's largest snake—the ill-tempered, ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It's been about two months since Florida issued a virtual open season on giant invasive Burmese pythons gobbling up rabbits, birds and even small alligators throughout the ...

MIAMI, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Five African rock pythons were captured in Miami-Dade County, Fla., leading to concerns of an increased invasive constrictor snake population, an official says. George Horne, ...

The Northern African Python, also called an African rock python or simply a rock python, continues to threaten the Everglades, prompting the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to ...

Reporting from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Fears of a new “super snake” emerging in the Everglades grew this week during a hunt to track South Florida’s invasive python population. A three-day, ...

It sounds like something out of a movie, but if you didn't think the Sunshine State's python problem could get any worse, it's time to prepare for a new species that might be the most dangerous snake ...

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 planned ...

The African rock python, one of the largest and most powerful snakes on Earth, has a reputation that stretches far beyond its size. Capable of consuming prey as large as impalas, hyenas, and even ...

If pythons were ice cream, the hottest flavor in South Florida would be the north African rock. A team of biologists last week searching for this species just west of Miami in a disturbed, undeveloped ...

As Florida officials keep fighting a seemingly losing battle against the growing number of Burmese pythons, there’s a new snake the state is trying to stop from growing into a big — and we mean big — ...