She performed the necropsy on the non-venomous species after someone felt something large inside the python's body. How Pythons Kill: Expert Explains Shocking but 'Extremely Rare' Case of Woman ...

The reptile was discovered by conservationist Mike Elfenbein and his son Cole, 17, while the two were hunting for pythons at Big Cypress National Preserve on Friday, CBS News and Field & Stream ...

Every year, Florida hosts the "Python Challenge." And every year, the 10-day event attracts hunters to the Everglades to help curb the invasive species. But some hunters capture the snakes year-round.

Average full-grown size is 16 feet, but the Florida record was a 19-foot, 250-pound female. They lay an average 49 eggs in ...

Pythons swallow deer, alligators and other prey whole. What they eat is limited in part by how big an animal they can wrap ...

They lay an average 49 eggs in one nest, with an estimated 28.6% of hatchlings surviving to the juvenile stage. Large pythons have had as many as 79-95 eggs.