Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes in Florida.

Vulnerable species — and the impact of the facility on their habitat and well-being — are at the core of a legal fight.

Recent sightings and captures of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are they invading urban areas?

The threatened Florida Scrub-Jay may call in a language we don’t know, but Grant Livingston tries to make sure we understand.

Not many people will jump at the chance to search for snakes in the wild. Paul Hobbs was born to do it. The Tennessee resident traveled to the Sunshine State with his father, son, and brother-in-law ...

The South Florida Water Management District's 2025 Python Elimination Program is helping to address the invasive snake population.

What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

Washington — A federal appeals court on Thursday halted a lower court ruling that required Florida and the Trump administration to dismantle parts of "Alligator Alcatraz," a controversial immigration ...

Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center may soon be empty after a judge ordered its closure. The state invested $218 million in the facility, which has faced lawsuits and protests ...

Hunter Blake Daugherty said the animal was clearly the most dominant alligator in the area, or "the big guy" in the lake.

The snake’s head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter Mike Kimmel once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm causing blood to spurt in rhythm with his racing heart. Alone ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...