Snakes aren't the only invaders threatening ecosystems. In many neighborhoods, invasive plants can be an equal menace.

As WSB-TV 2 Atlanta reported, the man, Wayne Gardner, headed home after seeing the snake stretched across the road and ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A hunter shooting a gun to kill a python? Forbidden. What about freezing the snake to kill it? Prohibited. A python run over by a car? Not allowed. These types of killings have ...

Burmese pythons have been found in northern Florida along the state's Gulf Coast, with more frequent sightings beyond the ...

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.

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 ...

Seventy "neglected" snakes have been rescued from a house where they were being kept in poor conditions after their owner's relationship ended. Volunteers from Knaresborough Exotic Rescue were called ...

A Florida-based python hunter has shared a video of the heart-stopping moment a Burmese python lunged at him and his camera crew. Invasive Burmese pythons are becoming a more frequent sight in the ...

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Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

During feeding a Burmese python’s liver and kidney double in weight, and its heart increases 40 per cent (Dr Stephen Secor) On a cold, grey winter day, Stephen Secor pulled into the driveway of David ...