Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes in Florida.

Vulnerable species — and the impact of the facility on their habitat and well-being — are at the core of a legal fight.

Recent sightings and captures of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are they invading urban areas?

At Everglades National Park, visitors watched as a hefty alligator wrestled with a Burmese python, thrashing the snake's body in the water before sinking its jaws back in, reported the Miami Herald.

The threatened Florida Scrub-Jay may call in a language we don’t know, but Grant Livingston tries to make sure we understand.

Not many people will jump at the chance to search for snakes in the wild. Paul Hobbs was born to do it. The Tennessee resident traveled to the Sunshine State with his father, son, and brother-in-law ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

The snake’s head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter Mike Kimmel once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm causing blood to spurt in rhythm with his racing heart. Alone ...

Washington — A federal appeals court on Thursday halted a lower court ruling that required Florida and the Trump administration to dismantle parts of "Alligator Alcatraz," a controversial immigration ...

'Anytime you catch something bigger than 14 feet, it’s not a snake anymore, it’s a monster,' said Donna Kalil, a licensed Florida python hunter. Mike Kimmel goes by the social media moniker Python ...

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...