Burmese pythons are killing off mammals that would normally keep Florida's rat population in check. A new study found that parts of the Florida Everglades were becoming overrun with rats as a result.

A new Python-based malware has been spotted in the wild featuring remote access trojan (RAT) capabilities to give its operators control over the breached systems. Named PY#RATION by researchers at ...

The invasion of pythons has had little to no impact on cotton rats, explaining why some areas are now increasingly dominated by rodents. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — If you don’t like rats, you might have more in common with invasive Burmese pythons than you think. A new study by the University of Florida shows that pythons in the ...

Evilnum, a group known for targeting financial technology companies, has added new malware and infection tricks to its arsenal, researchers warn. The group is suspected of offering APT-style ...

A python and a rat will be looking for new homes after being found in a small box left at Sooke Potholes Regional Park. The Capital Regional District Animal Shelter was contacted after the ball python ...

Rats have become more and more of a feature of life in Boston. In 2022, the city was ranked as the 13th rattiest city in the nation, according to Orkin’s Top 50 Rattiest Cities list. Recently, ...

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Mumbai-based naturalists have documented a rare instance of ophiophagy (snake-eating behaviour) at Maharashtra Nature Park, where a rat snake was observed consuming a juvenile Indian rock python.