How Smart Are Snakes Really? A Herpetologist Explains The Science Of Serpent Intelligence

From navigation to social behavior to personality, scientists are rewriting what it means to be a clever snake. Here’s what ...
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Florida 'snake man' praised after capturing and removing 12-foot python: 'There's just too many of them now'

A Florida man encountered a nearly 12-foot-long Burmese python — an invasive species — in the road while coming home from ...

Large Burmese python on video getting pulled from Florida neighborhood tree: 'It was pretty dangerous’

Professional snake removal experts captured a 30-pound, 6½-foot Burmese python from a Miami-Dade residential area, preventing ...

Florida Python Cowboy makes a splash with new tactic for hunting iguanas

Sometimes plunging in headfirst and barehanded is just the most efficient way to nab the nuisance lizard, says Mike Kimmel, ...
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This is what happens when a GoPro camera is attached to a python

Burmese pythons are an invasive species causing destruction in the Florida Everglades. The snakes have contributed to the decline of several small mammal populations. Estimates place the Burmese ...
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Burmese python parasite is killing native Florida snakes and spreading fast

Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida Everglades history. They can swim, burrow and climb trees, and they eat almost ...
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Massive Python Crashes Through Family's Ceiling and Dangles Wriggling in Their Bathroom

A 15-year-old first spotted the snake hanging out in the ceiling above a toilet in their home Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...