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

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.

The South Florida Water Management District has launched an unusual experiment to combat one of the region’s most destructive ...

Florida's python contractors are making decent money chasing snakes in the Everglades, but you shouldn't quit your day job ...

Burmese pythons aren't native to Florida - they're an invasive species that's been disrupting the Everglades ecosystem for decades. The snakes, which can grow over 18 feet long and weigh more than 200 ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — 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 ...

Robot Rabbits the Latest Tool in Florida Battle to Control Invasive Burmese Pythons in Everglades WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh ...

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

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...

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