A team of python biologists working for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida bounce along in a white four-door truck on a farm road well east of Naples. Ian Bartoszek brings the Ford to a stop, grabs ...

Ian Bartoszek (right) and research partner Ian Easterling hold up a large female python located by tracking one of their male scout snakes. These male pythons are used to help locate the big females ...

BARTOSZEK: Pythons grow based on the amount of prey they consume. Generally female pythons grow to larger size than males. Conservancy biologists have captured the heaviest female python to date in ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Experts at the St. Louis Zoo are trying to figure out how a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for at least two decades. Mark Wanner, manager ...

Fly anglers refer to the importance of “matching the hatch” in order to ensure a successful day of fishing. For python hunter Kymberly Clark, the appropriate phrase is “matching the catch.” Clark ...

Biologist Ian Easterling, wearing a Santa Claus hat, appeared to be enjoying a stroll through the swampy terrain of Southwest Florida the day before Christmas. In reality, his mission was far ...