No one knows how many of these giant snakes now infest south Florida, but estimates range from 100,000 to more than a million, said Kevin Donmoyer, an invasive-species biologist at Everglades National ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is back. The event offers hunters from across the country the chance to win a $10,000 Ultimate Grand Prize for removing the most invasive Burmese pythons from the ...

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?

Deer, raccoons, possums and fox once flocked the area of the Everglades National Park in south Florida. Nowadays, you’re lucky if you spot one mammal in the area, according to wildlife experts. Who’s ...

Wildlife officials are looking for snake slayers as they enlist the public to combat an invasion of pythons in the Florida Everglades. State officials have placed a bounty on the Burmese python to ...

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Across South Florida, giant snakes that once seemed like exotic escapees are now entrenched residents, reshaping ecosystems ...

Kimberly Clark is passionate about removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades, and she seems to have discovered a silent and effective means of pursuit: an e-bike. Clark on Friday ...

People travel from far and wide to the Florida Python Challenge. They camp in tents, RVs, to catch one of these elusive ...

Flanked by a huge writhing snake, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday that the annual prize-winning hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades will begin Aug. 5. People must ...

Watching a Burmese python prepare its dinner is not a pretty sight, as hunter Mike Kimmel recently discovered. He narrowly avoided becoming the main course for a 17ft-long monster he'd disturbed on a ...

The invasive Burmese pythons are hurting Florida's Everglades ecosystem. A competition is offering over $30,000 in prizes to attract snake hunters.