Note to readers: The Naples Daily News and News-Press are asking experts questions about Burmese Pythons in 2024. The invasive python is wreaking havoc with the ecosystem in southern parts of Florida.

Palm Beach Zoo snake keeper Katie Smith handles snakes such as the 16-foot, 120-pound Burmese python Mahatma on a regular basis. Burmese pythons are very similar to the African rock python believed to ...

Helaina Alati was browsing the spice aisle of an Australian supermarket when she came face-to-face with a huge snake. The head of the 10-foot-long non-venomous diamond python emerged through a space ...