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.

Pythons fascinate people globally. These snakes are constrictors, not venomous. Young pythons are independent from birth. They swallow prey whole using flexible jaws. Pythons can live over 30 years.

Wildlife conservationists in India pulled off a remarkable rescue of a 13 foot, 55 kg python from a well in Kiraoli, Agra in India this autumn. As the harvest season reaches its peak, farmers across ...