A thirsty wild hog steps out from the cover and protection of the woods to the swamp’s shore. As it laps up the water, a 500-pound behemoth emerges from under the dark waters. Before the hog can turn ...

Record set in Florida: a 19-foot-long Burmese python is captured in Big Cypress, revealing new clues about the ecological ...

Florida’s ecosystem is under siege by massive invasive Burmese pythons—and someone has to stop them. This adventure dives deep into the Everglades as we hunt these apex predators to save native ...

They hunt in a nightmarish way ― grabbing prey as it passes. Once secured with a bite, pythons wrap their bodies around their ...

The scientists from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences collaborated with contractors and ...

Florida has seen unprecedented python removal success in 2025 due to state intervention and a public-private partnership.

A California man has been accused of posing as an accountant while going door-to-door in search of a registered sex offender, then fatally stabbing the man and telling cops it was “really fun” to kill ...

The exotic pet trade can be blamed for the invasion of the Burmese python in the United States. ©Heiko Kiera/Shutterstock.com The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is native to Southeast Asia but ...

MIAMI — On their Florida vacations, Rob Wessels and his family have pursued an array of typical outings — deep-sea fishing, a stroll at the farmers market, tanning at the pool and beach. On the most ...

Siewe, who is well known in South Florida’s python-hunting community, is pioneering new territory in the wildlife guiding business, leading adventurous visitors like the Wessels on excursions to find ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...