A snake catcher and his daughter were devastated after discovering a Burmese python that had been brutally beaten to death by local children.

Fall Plant Sale. Check out more than 100 plant species at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s fall plant sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 19 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 20 ...

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

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...

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 ...

The largest of the four female pythons captured on the island was around 15 feet in length and she was still full of eggs, according to Mike Kimmel, known as the Python Cowboy. Screengrab from Python ...

Law enforcement officers in South Florida have to always be prepared for the unexpected when they clock in each day.

South Florida Water Management District via AP; AP Photo/Lynne Sladky Robotic rabbits are being used by the South Florida Water Management District to lure invasive Burmese pythons out of hiding.

A routine patrol turned into a wild encounter when Sergeant Carlos Atola of the Pinecrest Police Department (PPD), along with a Sheriff’s Deputy, successfully captured a massive 14-foot Burmese python ...

Recently, a python was found tucked inside the engine compartment of a tractor-trailer parked near a Miami residence The nonvenomous constrictor snakes are native to South Asia, but since being ...

Florida’s Everglades is in crisis as the invasive Burmese python emerges as a new apex predator. These large constrictors ...