Coming face-to-face with a large snake is enough to make most people freeze. In this short video circulating online, however, two boys do the opposite — stepping in when they see a large python ...

Burmese pythons are unwanted and taking over the Everglades. An estimated half a million of these snakes are decimating the natural ecosystem by eating the native mammals like deer, bobcats, squirrels ...

The state is focusing on animals doing the most harm. Ones taken off the 'Dirty Dozen' list include chameleons and the Cuban ...

Invasive iguanas were recently added to Florida's "Dirty Dozen" list because of the damage they are doing to the Everglades and urban areas.

Nile monitors are spreading through canals, stressing native nests. Florida expands removal rules and urges fast sighting ...

The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood ...

In this fun video, Carl Jackson and his children show off their near-record python catch using their own bodies for ...

A python hunter caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The 16-foot, 10-inch female python was captured in Big Cypress National Park with the help of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carl Jackson noticed something when he turned his truck around on Turner River Road in Big Cypress National Park. It was almost 4 ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, originally from Southeast Asia and introduced through the pet trade. The non-venomous constrictors disrupt the ecosystem by preying on native ...