Quick Take Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Florida Everglades where they are decimating some medium-sized mammal species. There are multiple strategies to control these large snakes, ...

Once imported to Florida as exotic pets, Burmese pythons have become one of the most devastating invasive species the state has ever faced. As their numbers grow, their impact on native wildlife in ...

In the annals of record-breaking animals, there is big, and then there is Florida python big. Leave it to a professional python hunter to encounter one of the more impressive specimens in the history ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are snakes like the ones you see in slithering in your backyard garden on occasion. Then there are snakes like the one Carl ...

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

A large alligator was filmed dragging a massive Burmese python in Florida's Everglades National Park. The alligator was estimated to be 10 to 12 feet long, while the python appeared to be nearly twice ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burmese pythons may be the most destructive foreign animal in Florida Everglades history. They're among the largest snakes in the ...

Experts believe the snakes may be dispersing from the Everglades as their population grows, using connected waterways as highways. While not considered an overwhelming threat to humans, pythons can ...

A Florida python hunter recently captured a 202-pound Burmese python, one of the heaviest on record. Although not venomous, pythons have sharp, fang-like teeth that can cause painful bites. Invasive ...

There are snakes like the ones you see in slithering in your backyard garden on occasion. Then there are snakes like the one Carl Jackson encountered earlier this month. Jackson, who is a full-time, ...