Typically, when people think of dangerous animal encounters, they imagine them happening in remote wild places. In reality, they can happen almost anywhere, including along roadsides and near ...

On an island in the middle of the Florida Everglades, Taylor Stanberry — mostly nocturnal in the summer catching Burmese pythons — uncovered a wriggling nest of 30 baby pythons. The discovery helped ...

With some help from his family, python contractor Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever captured in the wild in Florida.

Coral Springs fire fighters performed an unusual rescue when a woman asked for the fire department’s help retrieving her pet ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

Firefighters in Florida came to the rescue of a large, yellow pet python that slithered into the dashboard of a car and ...

The annual python challenge hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission starts Friday. The Burmese python is an invasive species in Florida, first discovered in Everglades National ...

Scattered throughout the python hot spots among the cypress and sawgrass of South Florida is the state’s newest weapon in its arsenal to battle the invasive serpent —a mechanical lure meant to entice ...

FLORIDA — Registration is still open for the Florida Python Challenge, which kicks off on July 11. The 10-day competition is hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the ...

The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially win ...

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