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

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 ...

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

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

Avid and amateur hunters alike have the unique opportunity to compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of the ravenous, invasive Burmese python. The ultimate grand prize is $10,000, ...

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 ...

When a South Florida pet python owner discovered her snake inside her car's dashboard, she drove to a nearby fire station for help getting it out. The ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Robotic rabbits are being used to battle invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades. It may sound like science fiction, but scientists say the high-tech solution could make a ...

A post‑meal compound found in python blood curbed appetite in lab mice, hinting at future weight loss therapies.