The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission launched its first ever "Python Challenge." More than 800 hunters have registered for the month-long competition aimed at harvesting Burmese ...

Florida is home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the United States, from the vast wetlands of the Everglades to ...

After plaguing the Everglades, four types of the giant, slithering constrictor snakes have been officially banned from the Florida swampland. Federal officials said Tuesday that the Burmese python, ...

Edward Mercer, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission non-native Wildlife Technician, holds a Burmese Python during a press conference in the Florida Everglades about the non-native ...

Remote-controlled robot rabbits are being deployed to help tackle Florida’s invasive python problem. The Burmese python threatens the ecosystem of the Everglades by preying on wildlife, including ...

There are between 100,000 and 300,000 of these snakes in the region – and they can swallow a small deer whole. What can Florida do about this threat to biodiversity? An invasive predator that can grow ...

Wildlife officials will test specially designed snake traps in the Everglades in a bid to control the growing python population. The Burmese python regards the Everglades as an all-you-can-eat buffet, ...

A 14ft python was shot dead by a Florida ranger on Friday after the monster snake was spotted in the Everglades. The female snake was so large that four men struggled to hold it up as they paraded the ...

A Florida pizzeria has an answer to the state's growing wild Burmese python problem: eat them. Evan's Neighborhood Pizza offers an outlandish pie that features the slithering reptile as a topping.