Florida pythons are edible. There's just one big problem

Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science ...

On the prowl for Florida’s invasive pythons, these guys are interrupting snake orgies

Burmese pythons are an invasive nightmare in Florida. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times ...
Discover Wildlife

"It descends upon the naive spider, little claws outstretched. And then: WHAP! "The meal-seeker has become the meal."

Over the mountains near the western Iranian desert, a peckish migrating lark spots a welcome sight: a big, juicy spider, out ...

The five most hilarious death scenes of the 1990s

We explore the litany of cinematic deaths of the 1990s and select the five that prove the funniest of the lot. Read more ...

Meet a scientist tracking invasive reptiles, and even their parasites

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

This Massive Snake Swallowed a 150-Pound Hyena Whole

A hyena is no easy target, with powerful jaws and a reputation for holding its own against lions and leopards, yet one ...
USA Today

How a python can eat its prey, like a whole deer, is jaw-dropping

Burmese pythons are an invasive species disrupting the South Florida ecosystem. The snake's unique jaw structure allows it to consume large prey, including deer, whole. Conservancy of Southwest ...