A 15-foot Burmese python was caught swallowing a “full-sized” deer in Southwest Florida, proving the invasive apex predators are ambushing and killing bigger prey. The python was 115 pounds and the ...

“It reminds me of how opportunistic they are. We should not underestimate the Burmese python. They will kill and eat animals that are nearly too big to swallow,” Bartoszek said. Pythons are ...

The female python was found with the deer in her jaws as a team from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida walked private land between Naples and Big Cypress Preserve, officials said. Ian Bartoszek ...