Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that have significantly impacted the native mammal population. The python population likely became established after escaping breeding facilities ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission partnered with INVERSA to increase python removals in Florida and provide a financial boost through private enterprise. INVERSA says it “helps ...

It was about 2 in the morning when Claudilio Cruz, a member of a road crew spreading asphalt on U.S. 1 in the affluent Miami suburb of Pinecrest, heard frantic honking. When he looked up he was ...

His snake eyes were bigger than his stomach. Florida might have a new ally in the ongoing fight against the invasive Burmese python scourge — chilly weather. Researchers who track the elusive and ...

'Anytime you catch something bigger than 14 feet, it’s not a snake anymore, it’s a monster,' said Donna Kalil, a licensed Florida python hunter. Mike Kimmel goes by the social media moniker Python ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

A large albino Burmese python, nicknamed "Nanners," was captured in Prosperity, South Carolina, after weeks on the loose. Local resident Warren Gallman and friends caught the snake, which had been ...

A Florida woman has been crowned the winner of the state’s annual python challenge after raking in dozens of the invasive species in this year’s competition. Taylor Stanberry placed first after ...

Dangerous animals such as black bears and mountain lions have been spotted in Iowa throughout the past decade. A python was recently added to that list. Des Moines police notified residents of a ...

Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition created by the FWC. The Florida Python Challenge grand prize is $10,000. None of the eight competition locations are on the Treasure Coast. Python ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge aims to remove invasive Burmese pythons, which threaten the Everglades ecosystem. Sightings of Burmese pythons have been documented in Brevard County, though the ...