OKEECHOBEE, Fla., July 31 (UPI) -- Florida wildlife authorities said a 17-foot, 2-inch Burmese python was captured and destroyed on a private property in Okeechobee County.
OXFORD, Fla., July 1 (UPI) -- A 2-year-old girl in Central Florida was found dead Wednesday morning, strangled by a pet Burmese python that escaped from an aquarium, police said.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A student zookeeper was killed and nearly swallowed by a Burmese python in the Caracas, Venezuela, zoo, officials said.
MASTIC, N.Y., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- A man in Mastic, N.Y., taking a 14-foot Burmese python for a "walk" was arrested and lost custody of the snake to animal control officials.
ARLINGTON, Texas, June 1 (UPI) -- Police in Arlington, Texas, rescued a 5-foot Burmese python that wandered into rush hour traffic near Interstate 20.
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A 14-foot Burmese python named Chloe improvised during a performance at Florida's Tarpon Springs Aquarium and attacked its handler.
IMMOKALEE, Fla., July 27 (UPI) -- Two Florida men have acquired a 22-foot Burmese python and placed her on display as a warning of what can happen when you buy a cute young snake.
INTERLACHEN, Fla., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A Florida woman lost her cat when a neighbor's pet python escaped and made a meal of it.
STUART, Fla., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- A Florida fisherman says his biggest catch of the weekend was an unusual one -- an 11-foot Burmese python probably set loose because it had gotten too big.
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., June 8 (UPI) -- Florida animal control officers hope the owner of a 13-foot albino Burmese Python will come forward and claim the snake.