Evidence suggests pythons may be evolving to tolerate colder climates farther north. These invasive snakes are primarily established in South Florida, south of Lake Okeechobee. As sections of the ...

DeSantis spoke behind a sign that said, "Python be gone," at the Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area, where three people near the governor wrestled holding a large, live python. Gov. Ron ...

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 ...

Miami-Dade firefighters discovered a Burmese python slithering through a shed outside a Miami-area home, and its capture was caught on video. Video released by the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue department ...

The IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, now officially recognizes four distinct giraffe species, it announced on Aug. 21. Until recently, giraffes across Africa were classified as a ...

PROSPERITY, S.C. — A large python is no longer on the loose in Newberry County after a group of people stepped in to capture the massive reptile. Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said on social ...

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 ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

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 ...