The annual Florida Python Challenge was held in July this year and when all of the counting was completed, a woman from Naples claimed the top prize.

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It's official. An invasive Burmese python captured in the Everglades over the weekend has broken the state record measuring 18.9 feet long. The previous record was 18.8 feet long.

A team of Florida wildlife biologists captured the largest Burmese python ever discovered in the state, officials announced Thursday. The gargantuan female serpent, considered an invasive species in ...

The largest python snake nest in Florida history was removed from a well-known wildlife area earlier this month, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. A 13 foot and ...

Burmese pythons are among the largest snakes in the world. Adult animals average between 10 and 16 feet long, according to the University of Florida. The large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes are ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Florida ...

The largest Burmese python ever seen in Florida has been captured in the Everglades, according to National Geographic. Florida researchers found the nearly 18-foot long, 215 pound female python, the ...

A python captured last month in south Florida is the second largest ever captured in the state, wildlife officials said. Related video above: Florida is looking to hire 50 new citizen python ...

A 12-foot python was found Thursday after her escape at the largest mall in Louisiana. Cara, a yellow and white Burmese python who lives in the Blue Zoo Aquarium at Baton Rouge’s Mall of Louisiana, ...