Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000 - The invasive species is one of the largest snakes in the world

A Florida man was fined for catching an invasive python in Everglades National Park. His case was later dismissed.

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped marking on the snake’s head, along with giraffe-like spots across its body and dark spots around its eyes. During the summer months, they’re most likely to be found sunning on levee banks or near trees.

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bare hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity. Taylor Stanberry was the first woman to win Florida's annual ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced the return of the Florida Python Challenge. This is a ten-day event in which people will compete to catch and kill the most invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades.

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

After he says he stopped an invasive python from heading back into the Everglades, a Florida man ended up with a fine. Yatir Nitzany, 42, said he was biking in Everglades National Park when he noticed an 8-foot Burmese python along the roadside,

A Florida man riding his bike in Everglades National Park spotted an invasive Burmese python on the side of the road and nabbed the snake before it could slither into the underbrush. Onlookers oohed and aahed at the writhing 8-foot-long menace, took ...

Burmese pythons will be targeted by hunters for a 10-day period starting on July 11 in the annual Florida Python Challenge.