Have any humans have been killed by Burmese pythons? What to know Florida's large, invasive residents and their misconceptions

In Key Largo this spring, wildlife crews started turning local opossums into unlikely scouts, slipping lightweight tracking collars around their necks and releasing them back into the mangrove thickets.

Chef Brad Leone catches a giant python in the Everglades with The Python Cowboy, exploring wildlife control and Florida’s unique ecosystem.

Are Florida's invasive Burmese pythons are more active in warmer months? Signs show signs of cold tolerance, potentially spreading north.

Florida biologists are fitting opossums with tracking collars to locate and remove invasive Burmese pythons threatening endangered species in Key Largo. The strategy, refined by researchers A.J. Sanjar and Michael Cove, targets large breeding snakes and ...

Florida firefighters rescue giant python from man’s car dashboard A Florida man pulled into a fire station after a giant python slithered into his car dashboard. Firefighters safely removed the snake.

With a new year under way the South Florida Water Management Districted (SFWMD) is once again incentivizing Burmese python hunters in Florida to eliminate as many of the invasive snakes as they can every month. The program is officially called the Python ...