Despite miles of ground covered as we drove through the Everglades under the cover of darkness, it was impossible to ignore the fact that we hadn’t spotted a single mammal. The expansive wetlands in ...

Despite miles of ground covered as we drove through the Everglades under the cover of darkness, it was impossible to ignore the fact that we hadn’t spotted a single mammal. The expansive wetlands in ...

The invasive species is wreaking havoc on South Florida's ecosystem. The scale at which the Burmese python is able to decimate the native wildlife population in South Florida continues to astonish ...

A startling milestone has been reached in Florida's war against the invasive Burmese pythons eating their way across the Everglades. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida reports it has captured and ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem. Burmese pythons ...

Scientists in Florida shared a remarkable moment this week: a Burmese python swallowing a 77-pound white-tailed deer whole. The video, recorded by wildlife biologist Ian Bartoszek of the Conservancy ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that can be humanely killed on private property with landowner permission. Humane killing requires immediate loss of consciousness followed by brain ...

Scores of Burmese pythons have been captured in Florida. The snakes, which are an invasive species, were rounded up in a 10-day competition involving 850 participants from 33 states and Canada.

Invasive Burmese Pythons hunt and swallow animals whole. And each the slithering creature eats helps it grow. New research published in the journal Reptiles & Amphibians — Big Pythons, Big Gape, and ...

A Florida man with near-unmatched gumption for slaying snakes was awarded $1,000 through a new state incentive system for capturing a staggering 87 invasive pythons in just one month. Aaron Mann ...

OCHOPEE, Florida (Reuters) -Amy Siewe was a successful real estate agent -- but her life changed after she captured her first python in Florida's Everglades. "I just had this fascination with snakes.