Using a cooking mitten for protection, the parent carefully captured the snake and placed it inside a backpack while waiting for authorities. No one was injured.

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums.

LAREDO, Texas — Dozens of live pythons were discovered hidden inside a tractor at a South Texas border crossing, according to authorities. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says officers intercepted ...