In this adapted excerpt from "Slither," author Stephen S. Hall describes how a cold snap in Florida may have spurred Burmese pythons to adapt at an extremely fast pace.

Iguanas can freeze and fall from trees, then become easy prey; pythons can shiver to stay alive from the cold weather.

Python’s robust syntax and rich ecosystem of open-source packages make it a popular choice for developers, and Snowflake’s continued partnership with Anaconda extends access to more Python ...