Guinness World Records

Indonesian python makes GWR hissstory as the longest measured wild snake

A giant female reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) discovered in the Maros region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, in late 2025 is believed to be the longest wild snake to be formally measured, with ...

8,080 Pounds of Pythons Pulled From the Everglades, and They Weren’t Just Any Snakes

Conservation teams in South Florida just wrapped their most ambitious python removal season yet, and the strategy they used ...

Florida's python problem has defied solutions, now AI is taking a shot

New AI research helps hunters zero in on the pythons doing the most damage in Florida's Everglades.

Forrest Galante, wildlife expert, on invasive species in the U.S.: “The Burmese python problem really is out of control in Florida”

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

Burmese python mothers can generate heat while guarding their eggs; scientists documented the behaviour in a wild Florida nest

A Burmese python guarding a clutch of eggs may appear to be doing little more than lying tightly coiled around them. In fact, ...
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Wild snakes could be ‘slithering towards extinction,’ UGA research reports

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Some snakes species, including certain native snakes, face an increased risk of deadly infections, University of Georgia (UGA) researchers reported last month. Researchers found ...