Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earlier this year, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida passed an astonishing milesone: The nonprofit announced it had taken 20 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. February was another productive month for the South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program. Now in its ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program announced its October winners. Hunter Donna Kalil captured the most pythons in October with 21, earning her a bonus award.

Florida pythons are big and scary, but they don't have venom. Still, their bite can be painful and bloody.

The state of Florida has entered into a public-private partnership with Inversa — a leather company that specializes in invasive species — to support the fight against Burmese pythons. The partnership ...

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 ...

With a new year under way the South Florida Water Management Districted (SFWMD) is once again incentivizing Burmese python hunters in Florida to eliminate as many of the invasive snakes as they can ...

A California ball python was captured at an In-N-Out Burger 50 miles from her home. While Florida has ball pythons, our challenge is dealing with the much larger Burmese pythons. Sometimes a mouse won ...

Carl Jackson noticed something when he turned his truck around on Turner River Road in Big Cypress National Park. It was almost 4 p.m. on Jan. 13. He was on his way back to near where he had just ...

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