COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Five hundred pounds of invasive Burmese pythons. That's what wildlife experts in southwest Florida said they recently captured after discovering a large ball of mating snakes — ...

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A ball python was recovered from a home in Vero Beach on April 29 after being reported to Indian River County Animal Control. The ...

Snakes have a reputation for being quick to strike, but several species rarely live up to that image. Breeders who work with ...