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

Researchers who track the elusive and reviled reptiles were thrilled to witness one of the greedy beasts regurgitating an ...

In addition to identifying python hot spots, researchers found the optimal time of day and the best time of year for hunting ...

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

The python's head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm.

MIAMI — On their Florida vacations, Rob Wessels and his family have pursued an array of typical outings — deep-sea fishing, a stroll at the farmers market, tanning at the pool and beach. On the most ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number ...

Learn about the Burmese python problem in South Florida, and about an innovative initiative that relies on robotic rabbits ...

Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons in ...

The state of Florida has a bounty out on invasive pythons, luring amateur snake killers into the Everglades for a month-long hunt. Hilarious, right? Not to those who say it encourages cruelty and does ...

Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including ...