Stock image of a python eating a chicken. A farmer in Thailand had more than 100 of his ducks and chickens eaten by a massive python. iStock / Getty Images Plus There are three types of pythons ...

Florida encourages people to kill Burmese pythons because they eat so many other species and reproduce rapidly. "It's commonly referred to as a 'python invasion,'" Moore said.

The annual Florida Python Challenge invites novices to hunt invasive Burmese pythons alongside professionals and compete for cash prizes.

Burmese pythons wreak havoc across the Florida Everglades. The invasive snakes eat just about anything. Do they eat alligators? What animals eat them?

This set of intruders now includes hissing ducks, walking catfish, hermaphroditic river eels, bloodsucking worms, pet-eating monitor lizards, dog-size rodents, gigantic snakes, and rodent-size ...

Florida scientists got more than they ever imagined when they actually came across a Burmese python eating a full-grown deer.

Think you stuffed your face on Thanksgiving? That's nothing compared to what a Burmese python can eat. The snakes, which can grow up to 20 feet, devour animals as large as deer and alligators ...