EUGENE, Ore. - A pet store owner is calling a police sergeant a hero for saving her from the coils of a 12-foot Burmese python doing its best to turn her into a meal. Teresa Rossiter had reached into ...

Q. Do Burmese pythons attack each other (like alligators will do)? According to Zac Chejanovski, Interagency Python Management Coordinator: We currently have no evidence that Burmese pythons ...

The goal of constriction is not to break bones; instead, pythons cut off blood flow and oxygen, leading to asphyxiation or cardiac arrest. When a python attacks, death usually occurs within minutes.

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.

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.

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...