Every month the South Florida Water Management District challenges contracted hunters to eliminate as many of the invasive ...

Online warning issued: An aspiring Burmese python owner was told by commenters that solo handling is unsafe and emergency devices like Tasers are ineffective. Risks of large snakes: Even nonaggressive ...

Long-term tracking shows a Burmese python is rewriting assumptions about breeding, giving new intel for Florida's battle ...

Officials warn residents they may spot more gators on the move as the apex predators become more active in May and June.

Researchers in Florida are capturing invasive Burmese pythons by using tracking devices placed on raccoons and possums.

Researchers in Florida discovered a method for capturing invasive Burmese pythons by using tracking devices placed on ...

Flanagan is a contractor under the South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program and earned $2,500 in ...

Burmese pythons are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native Florida snakes. Those often misidentified as Burmese pythons include the ...

Opossums could soon become weaponized against invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. Researchers want to fit 40 opossums with collars that will send signals when they die, leading them to the snake that ...