Chef Brad Leone ventures into the Florida Everglades to help experts capture a massive invasive python.

Scientists in Florida have launched a new offensive against the Burmese python invasion, this time using opossums, one of the giant snake’s favorite prey. The initiative comes from biologists A.J.

South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) python removal contractor Guillermo Tapanes captured a Burmese python and its nest containing about 20 eggs in Cutler Bay on Saturday, May 23, 2026.

When people talk about the heaviest snakes in the world, the discussion often drifts between exaggeration and half-remembered wildlife footage. The reality is more grounded and less uniform than ...