In something straight out of a horror movie, scientists have found that Burmese pythons can open their mouths even wider than ...

A new study by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and the University of Cincinnati reveals how a python's gape allows it to ...

For aspiring snake enthusiasts and first-time reptile keepers, the world of pet snakes can seem like a daunting place.

Although previously examined pythons have been documented with mouth gape diameters as wide as 8.7 in, the largest of the study’s pythons could extend their gape to 10.2-in-wide. “That doesn ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida started a Burmese python research and removal program in 2013. Their “scout snake” ...

The scale at which the Burmese python is able to decimate the native wildlife population in South Florida continues to astonish biologists studying to eradicate the invasive species.

Three pythons, ranging from 15 to 19 feet, were included in the research and all three had a gape — the maximum size their mouth would open — of 26 centimeters (10.2 inches) in diameter.

to study the Burmese python’s gape, or how wide they can open their mouth. Their gape determines what they can eat — pythons suffocate prey such as rabbits, bobcats and alligators, then ...