Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida Everglades history. They can swim, burrow and climb trees, and they eat almost ...

A Florida man who found and killed a nearly 12-foot-long Burmese python was told by a state agency to "put it in the trash" because "there were too many" of them for officials to handle.

Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held in the state. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from ...

Wade Gardner, of Rotonda West in Charlotte County, told WINK News that after spotting the nearly 12-foot python stretched across the road, he drove home to gather equipment for catching the snake.

Florida's Simpsons-like Python Challenge has ended, and the results aren't the greatest. Of the estimated 150,000 Burmese pythons populating the state's Everglades, only 68 pythons were killed during ...

Dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day event aimed at removing invasive Burmese pythons, have been announced ...

Increased rain showers along Florida’s Space Coast, a stretch of the Sunshine State’s eastern coastline near the Kennedy Space Center, have disrupted the lives of many Brevard County residents who say ...

Florida is home to 46 native snake species, four invasive species, and six categories of venomous snakes. Venomous snakes like cottonmouths and various rattlesnakes are found in and around many of ...

The predator might soon become the prey if Florida scientists can confirm that Burmese pythons -- an extremely invasive species in the Everglades -- are safe for us to eat. The Florida Fish and ...