Burmese python weighing over 200 lbs. caught in Naples, Florida: ‘Next-level snake’
Fox News
Researchers at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida caught a massive Burmese python in Naples, Florida; it broke records as removal efforts of the species continues.
The python was eventually dragged out of the woods and humanely euthanized. "They're not interested in us. They're interested in our native wildlife." Biologists Ian Easterling and Ian Bartoszek with a 14-ft. female Burmese python captured in the mangrove habitat of southwestern Florida while tracking a male scout snake. (Conservancy of Southwest Florida) Wildlife Biologist Ian Bartoszek with a 15-foot female Burmese python captured by tracking a male scout snake in Picayune Strand State Forest in February 2022. (Conservancy of Southwest Florida) Biologist Ian Easterling with a 15-foot female Burmese python captured by tracking a male scout snake in Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in February 2018. (Conservancy of Southwest Florida) Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital. Follow her on Twitter at @atstabile.
Ian Bartoszek, a wildlife biologist and python project manager with Conservancy of Southwest Florida, disclosed to Fox News Digital just how major a find this was for the Everglades region, given that the python is the heaviest on record.
"This is the largest snake we caught," he said.
Columnist David Marcus fondly recalls his Jewish father, who made sure Christmas was special for him and his brother.
Fox News Digital explores how transgenderism in sports impacted the national election in 2024, and the stories of those were affected.
The FDA approved a new drug treatment for obstructive sleep apnea that improves the condition through weight loss. Sleep expert Dr. Wendy Troxel discusses the impact of the new development.
How did families come to leave cookies and milk for Santa Claus on Christmas? A celebrity chef told Fox News Digital how the tradition got its start and why a chocolate chip cookie is the best.
A Virginia pastor's soup potluck during a church group holiday party garnered plenty of attention on social media. He told Fox News Digital he's been "blown away by the response."
Doctors and specialists at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, are studying and reprogramming the potential of the blood to treat heart failure in children.
Advent and Christmas come with many different traditions, including those of the culinary variety. Here's a look at three different food customs from around the world.
Each year Greccio, Italy, re-enacts a living nativity scene paying homage to Saint Francis of Assisi who is credited with starting the exhibition that represents the birth of Jesus.
The LA County Department of Public Health confirmed the first human case of bird flu in the county, just days after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency over the disease.
For those on your Christmas list who love to travel, consider giving the gift of an exciting experience, from winery tours to photo shoots and more. See these 9 ideas.
Google Trends compiled data from across the United States to determine which Christmas cookie is the most uniquely searched for in each state. Some of these may be surprising.