Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes

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

Python hunters captured 8,000 pounds of snake. Meet their leader

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade.

How a python can eat its prey, like a whole deer, is jaw-dropping

Eating its prey can be a process for a python, which is why it relies so heavily on its jaw to get the job done, including ...

On the prowl for invasive pythons, researchers are interrupting snake orgies

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...
USA Today

Battle against invasive pythons enjoys record season, and a milestone

The battle against the invasive Burmese python by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida reached a milestone after a record removal season. The removal season coincides with the breeding season of the ...
Sun Sentinel

Tested positive for python? DNA tests will reveal where hard-to-find snakes are

New technology detects snake DNA in the environment and allows researchers to determine if invasive snakes such as the Burmese python are in the area. Pioneered by the University of Florida, the ...
CNN

Florida’s Python Challenge is just wrangling snakes for some. But for military vets, it’s a chance to heal

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who ...