In Florida, Burmese pythons have been found swimming 15 miles offshore, helping themselves to tortoise burrows and eating ...

More information: Blanca R. Peto et al, Social control of egg-laying in independently nest-founding bumble bee queens, BMC Ecology and Evolution (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s12862-025-02364-0 ...

New research shows bumble bee queens pause egg-laying early in colony formation to manage energy and time reproduction.

Ever wondered how an Everglades python goes from slithering horror to fancy cowboy boots? We'll walk you through the steps ...

PC Rejimon, a snake rescuer in Kerala, turned a routine call into a conservation success by incubating python eggs found in a ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida's python removal program has eliminated over 20 tons of Burmese pythons since 2013. Researchers use surgically implanted radio transmitters in male "scout ...

The bobcat returned hours later to feed on the snake's carcass. In June of 2021, a bobcat feasted on Burmese python eggs in the Big Cypress Preserve. Do alligators in Florida eat invasive Burmese ...

Since 2013, the team has stopped 20,000 python eggs from hatching. The Conservancy’s python program previously captured the largest female python ever documented, which measured 18 feet and ...

A new study from the University of California, Riverside has revealed that bumbkle bee queens take intentional breaks from ...

The snake was named Loki and was 13 feet long. In June of 2021, a bobcat feasted on Burmese python eggs in the Big Cypress Preserve. Yes. Alligators in Florida eat Burmese pythons. In a 2023 USGS ...

They measured the python at 16 feet, 8 inches. It weighed 105 pounds with no contents in its stomach or eggs. "Two hundred inches on the button," Hoffman said. The snake was caught near Everglades ...

Python mating mounds are rarely seen in Florida, due to being deep in the state’s wetlands. Mating season is November through April and Kimmel reports the two piles of snakes were found in early May, ...