Female Burmese python measuring 14.8’ (4.5m) and weighing 115.2 lbs (52.3 kg) consuming a white-tailed deer weighing 76.9 lbs (34.9 kg) in southwestern Florida. advertisement Live Science ...

When python researchers Ian Bartoszek and Ian Easterling tracked a male “scout snake” with a radio ... Jayne said this particular deer was very near the size limit for the snake’s gape.

What matters more is the size of the python’s “gape” — how widely it can open its mouth. Biologist Bruce Jayne of the University of Cincinnati measured just how widely euthanized pythons ...

A 200-pound reticulated python at a Florida zoo already stretches over 20 feet long – but the massive reptile is still slithering toward world-record size, according to a zoo official.

Python swallows 77-pound deer, stunning researchers with size of its mouth. The discovery is helping researchers understand the full impact the invasive snakes are having on native wildlife. ...