A 14-foot Burmese python has been captured in South Florida. The invasive species of snake generally average a length of 6 to 9 feet.

Pinecrest police said a construction crew working on U.S. 1 discovered a 14-foot Burmese python just after 2 a.m. Wednesday and flagged down a deputy from the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.

A routine patrol turned into a wild encounter when Sergeant Carlos Atola of the Pinecrest Police Department (PPD), along with a Sheriff’s Deputy, successfully captured a massive 14-foot Burmese python ...

A police sergeant and a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputy teamed up to capture a massive 14-foot Burmese python in Pinecrest.

Countless more of the invasive snakes likely have lurked undetected or unreported. Just to the north of Palm Beach County, on the Treasure Coast, there have been at least 25 documented ...

Difficulty digesting large meals may limit where these temperature-sensitive snakes can call home — and that might be a good ...

Law enforcement officers in South Florida have to always be prepared for the unexpected when they clock in each day.

There are approximately 1.3 million alligators in Florida. One of them recently made a meal of an invasive, destructive Burmese python in the Everglades. Coincidentally, the alligator ate the python ...

Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the slithering scourge of the Everglades in a stir fry or chili.

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey. Pythons can eat prey over 100% of their body mass, including deer and bobcats. Just ...

The largest of the four female pythons captured on the island was around 15 feet in length and she was still full of eggs, according to Mike Kimmel, known as the Python Cowboy. Screengrab from Python ...

One of the invasive Burmese pythons plaguing South Florida met its demise in the jaws of an alligator, and the grisly scene played out in full view of tourists at Everglades National Park. Video ...