Nearly 300 Burmese pythons were removed during a record-setting Florida Python Challenge this year, state wildlife officials said. The 10-day competition that ran from July 11-20 resulted in a record ...

Typically, when people think of dangerous animal encounters, they imagine them happening in remote wild places. In reality, they can happen almost anywhere, including along roadsides and near ...

With some help from his family, python contractor Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever captured in the wild in Florida.

South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash prizes.

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 ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey. Pythons can eat prey over 100% of their body mass, including deer and bobcats. Just ...

Firefighters in Florida came to the rescue of a large, yellow pet python that slithered into the dashboard of a car and ...

Alligator Alcatraz is a temporary migrant detention center in the Big Cypress National Preserve, bordering Everglades National Park. The center's location was chosen for its harsh environment, ...