Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes ...

Opossums are becoming Florida’s secret weapon against giant invasive pythons—thanks to GPS collars and a wild discovery.

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location ...

Florida’s 10-day Python Challenge is underway as hunters take to the Everglades for glory, a $10,000 prize, and to help rid the state of its invasive Burmese python problem. According to the FWC, the ...

In Florida, hunters have successfully caught and removed hundreds of pythons as part of official conservation efforts.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finding a record-challenging clutch of eggs inside the specimen highlights a massive ecological threat to the Everglades ecosystem ...

Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

NAPLES, Fla. — Three men said how they're pumped for the annual Python Challenge invasive snake hunting event, after catching a nearly 18-foot python Wednesday night in the Big Cypress National ...

In an effort to reduce the population of invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades, the South Florida Water Management District announced an experimental program Thursday that offers $8.10 an hour, ...

Contractors with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Thomas Aycock, left, and Tom Rahill, founder of the ...

In the annals of record-breaking animals, there is big, and then there is Florida python big. Leave it to a professional python hunter to encounter one of the more impressive specimens in the history ...