Photo of the 7-foot python wrapped around the mother possum. Facebook/Hervey Bay Snake Catchers "I could easily approach the baby possum as it was used to people and a little in shock too ...

A massive Burmese python was caught on camera swallowing a 77-pound white-tailed deer whole in footage that is now helping scientists better understand what the species is capable of consuming.

According to the study, it only took 24 hours after eating a large meal for the python heart to become much less stiff. ... it could be very helpful to people with heart disease,” says Leinwend.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released a list of invasive species in Florida encouraging people to eat some of this animals to limit damage to ecosystems.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released a list of invasive species in Florida encouraging people to eat some of this animals to limit damage to ecosystems.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released a list of invasive species in Florida encouraging people to eat some of this animals to limit damage to ecosystems.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released a list of invasive species in Florida encouraging people to eat some of this animals to limit damage to ecosystems.