While attention usually focuses on the Burmese python population wreaking havoc across the Florida Everglades and slithering its way north, green anacondas and boa constrictors also have been seen ...

A handful of Naples, Florida, snake hunters and their 19-foot trophy Burmese python made international headlines recently as the snake is thought to be the longest Burmese python caught in the wild.

The northern green anaconda has been identified as a new species after genetic analysis showed it split from its southern counterpart 10 million years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

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2. Green Anaconda: Native to South America, the green anaconda is the heaviest snake, with adults often exceeding 550 pounds (250 kilograms) and measuring up to 30 feet (9 meters) in length. These ...

Invasive species are among the most significant threats to the United States’ native wildlife, biodiversity, and fragile ecosystems. Defined as non-native organisms that cause environmental, economic, ...

LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Fla. – Federal officials have banned the importation and state-to-state movement of four large constrictor snakes they fear could become the next species to ...

LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Fla. (AP) – Four large constrictor snakes will be illegal to import or move across state lines, the federal government said Friday, while stopping short of ...

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding five species of the world’s largest snakes — the boa constrictor, the reticulated python and three types of anacondas — to a list of four other ...

Invasive snakes pose a significant threat to US ecosystems, disrupting wildlife balance and altering food webs. Species like the Burmese python in Florida, brown tree snake in Guam, and boa ...