Nearly 300 Burmese pythons were removed during a record-setting Florida Python Challenge this year, state wildlife officials said. The 10-day competition that ran from July 11-20 resulted in a record ...

With some help from his family, python contractor Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever captured in the wild in Florida.

Typically, when people think of dangerous animal encounters, they imagine them happening in remote wild places. In reality, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The annual python challenge hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission starts Friday. The Burmese python is an invasive species in Florida, first discovered in Everglades National ...

Scattered throughout the python hot spots among the cypress and sawgrass of South Florida is the state’s newest weapon in its arsenal to battle the invasive serpent —a mechanical lure meant to entice ...

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash prizes.

Firefighters in Florida came to the rescue of a large, yellow pet python that slithered into the dashboard of a car and ...

A post‑meal compound found in python blood curbed appetite in lab mice, hinting at future weight loss therapies.