FORT LAUDERDALE — It was about 2 in the morning when Claudilio Cruz, a member of a road crew spreading asphalt on U.S. 1 in the affluent Miami suburb of Pinecrest, heard frantic honking. When he ...

Three recent incidents of Burmese pythons slithering around homes in South Florida were captured on video and raise the question of whether the invasive snakes are closing in on urban areas. A python ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

EVERGLADES, Florida (KTRK) -- Two South Florida men have quite a story to tell after what they encountered in the Everglades. Two snake trappers got their hands on a 15-foot python on Saturday after ...

"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of the python Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...