Burmese pythons are killing off mammals that would normally keep Florida's rat population in check. A new study found that parts of the Florida Everglades were becoming overrun with rats as a result.

Amy Siewe (far right) hunts by night in the summer, and is hoping one day to catch a legendary 20-footer (Credit: Amy Siewe) When invasive snakes began killing the Everglades' native wildlife, Florida ...

Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive pythons from the Everglades in July, setting that month’s record and netting them thousands of dollars in payouts for helping remove ...