It's not common for someone to find a python in their backyard or garage in Florida, but if they do there are steps to follow ...

The invasive Burmese python is wreaking havoc with the ecosystem in southern parts of Florida. The state has enlisted hunters to try to help eradicate the menacing snakes, and the 2026 Python ...

Deep in the forests of Florida’s Key Largo, an opossum is being used to find an animal that researchers rarely see coming.

Asian swamp eels, mucus-covered air-breathing fish that implode marshland food chains from the bottom up, have earned a nasty ...

Florida wildlife officials and researchers are turning to an unusual high-tech weapon in the fight against invasive Burmese ...

Brandon Welty eased his airboat named "Python Patrol" onto the rocky edge of a man-made island carved from the spoil of a canal near Everglades Holiday Park. His team was on a mission. A 10-foot ...

The Florida Python Challenge is returning. The start of the annual event — which offers hunters far and wide the chance to compete for prizes for removing the titular invasive species, Burmese pythons ...

The Burmese python has become a symbol of two completely different conservation battles. In Florida, wildlife managers search ...

For decades, the story of Florida’s invasive Burmese pythons has been a story about the Everglades, where the giant constrictors have hollowed out populations of native mammals across millions of ...

Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.

This year's Florida Python Challenge was July 10-19 at eight designated locations in south Florida. More than 900 hunters ...