Everglades National Park has become a dumping ground for Burmese pythons. Watch the full episode online.

Herpetologist Shawn Heflick is carrying red water balloons because they make perfect targets for a striking snake. Check out the strike in slow motion!

A growing number of invasive Burmese pythons have taken up residence in the wetlands of Florida.

NATURE interviews Romulus Whitaker, the reptile expert and conservationist featured in "The Dragon Chronicles."

The black mamba is one of Africa's most dangerous and feared snakes. Watch the full episode now.

Thea and Clifton respond to a call from a maid who spotted a six-and-a-half-foot black mamba inside a guestroom at a resort they manage.

The black mamba is Africa’s deadliest snake. In Swaziland, snake handler Thea Litschka-Koen and her husband, Clifton, endeavor to change attitudes and save lives.

What is it like to work on the front lines of the invasive Burmese python problem? Listen to these python experts tell their stories in their own words.

Alligators were once the undisputed reptile kings of the Everglades. But who would win a battle now -- alligator or python?

View photos of Thea Litschka-Koen and her husband, Clifton, as they try to save lives and change attitudes about the black mamba, Africa's deadliest snake.