Invasive Burmese pythons slithering through the Florida Everglades eat almost anything they can get their jaws around—and that’s a lot. As the snakes’ numbers have risen, small mammal populations have ...

Pythons are capable of consuming prey far larger than their own heads thanks to highly flexible jaws and stretchable skin.

The Burmese python, native to Southeast Asia, has become one of Florida’s most notorious invasive species. Originally brought to the US through the exotic pet trade, these massive snakes, some growing ...