Many people view their backyard as a private oasis where they can relax and unwind. However, for Florida residents, there is also a chance that an unexpected guest could be sharing the yard with you.

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A Florida deputy had to crash a pool party when an "uninvited guest" slithered its way in. In a post on X, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno shared a video showing a deputy ...

This video starts as a normal backyard cleanup until a python shows up at the bottom of the pool, turning routine work into pure chaos. You will see the first glimpse of the snake, the scramble to ...

Burmese pythons are expanding their territory north along Florida's Gulf Coast, with sightings becoming more frequent in ...

A Palm Beach County science teacher allegedly used a shared Google document to communicate with an underaged student before their relationship escalated. Gov. DeSantis' new AI law to target data ...

When it comes to the invasive and destructive Burmese python in Florida, it's as simple as those two words. Starting Friday (July 11) another step will be taken to reduce the population of these ...

Three hunters recently captured a massive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades. Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood caught the invasive snake near Everglades City just after midnight on ...

"It felt like we were literally catching the serial killer in the act," said one study author Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 and ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge starts July 11 at 12:01 a.m. ET and ends at 5 p.m. July 20. Participants can win more than $25,000 in prizes as they remove invasive Burmese pythons from South ...

His snake eyes were bigger than his stomach. Florida might have a new ally in the ongoing fight against the invasive Burmese python scourge — chilly weather. Researchers who track the elusive and ...

FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. CONTROLLING THE PYTHON POPULATION HERE IN FLORIDA, GOVERNOR DESANTIS SPOKE IN STUART TODAY ABOUT SOME NEW ACTIONS THE STATE PLANS TO TAKE TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF ...