One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an invasive species in ...

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 ...

Xander Robin has been making movies for years. But the director had never filmed anything quite like this: 10 grueling nights hanging out with amateur snake hunters in the Florida Everglades. The Palm ...

Editor's note: This story originally published in 2024. Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the ...

Zoo Miami and the FWC stepped in to help an 8-foot American crocodile. They found a spear from a speargun lodged in the back of its head and a bullet between its eyes. Zoo Miami removed the spear and ...

Less than a month after a crocodile killed a dog in Brevard County, wildlife officials are warning Florida residents to be "croc-wise." The American crocodile can be found in the Sunshine State, ...