The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims ...

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 ...

The FWC and Inversa partner to control Burmese python population in the Everglades. Kills tripled this July compared to last July, but hunters say we haven't made a dent. Have you gone hunting? The ...

The snakes first came to Florida when a hurricane blew off a python breeding center. Ever since they have been breeding like ...

Liars, liars: In regard to Kyle Swenson’s January 17 story, “Snake Charmers,” there has never been an attack on a human by a python in the wild. All we need are beer-drinking hicks who have no ...

Burmese pythons may be the most destructive foreign animal in Florida Everglades history. They're among the largest snakes in the world, averaging between 6 and 9 feet. The longest python ever ...

Need a few extra bucks? Maybe you can make those extra dollars hunting pythons! The Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission is teaming up with the Everglades National Park to expand the state’s ...

On a muggy summer evening, Elle Barbeito’s gaze lands on a blur of grass and cypress trees as she cruises down a dirt road in the Everglades. She pulls her black hair into her teal tie-dye hoodie to ...

Siewe, who is well known in South Florida’s python-hunting community, is pioneering new territory in the wildlife guiding business, leading adventurous visitors like the Wessels on excursions to find ...