A new snake species discovered in the forests of New Guinea has been named after Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. The ...

Scientists at the Field Museum have named a newly discovered non-venomous snake species from New Guinea Lielaphis slashi in honour of Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash.

Burmese pythons, an invasive species in Florida's Everglades, have caused severe declines in native wildlife over the past ...

Russell Mittermeier has a running joke about Bill Konstant. The two have worked together, off and on, for more than four ...

After taking second place in the professional category of the Florida Python Challenge this year, Taylor Stanberry is ready ...

Florida’s southern wetlands have been overtaken by a predator that does not belong there. Burmese pythons, native to ...

There are a few snakes in the world able to crush and kill people, but it is very rare says James Fair. A paper written in the Journal of Herpetology in 1980 identified the world’s five largest ...

More than 900 contestants vying for the $10,000 grand prize scoured South Florida for 10 days during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.

A Florida pizzeria owner is redefining the term “exotic pet trade” by accepting captured Burmese pythons as payment for a pie. “I’m the first place in the world to accept python as currency,” Dustin ...

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As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is underway, one Florida restaurant will let you cash in your catch for a pizza. The python challenge kicked off on Friday as avid and amateur hunters alike ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is one of the world's largest ...