Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive pythons from the Everglades in July, setting that month’s record and netting them thousands of dollars in payouts for helping remove ...

The python population likely became established after escaping breeding facilities damaged by storms like Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Florida encourages hunting pythons, which must be humanely killed by ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Governor Ron DeSantis shared the spotlight Tuesday with an 11-foot Burmese python, making it clear the fight to protect the Everglades from invasive species only continues.

'Anytime you catch something bigger than 14 feet, it’s not a snake anymore, it’s a monster,' said Donna Kalil, a licensed Florida python hunter. Mike Kimmel goes by the social media moniker Python ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has removed 245 pythons so far in 2025. Brian Hargrove was the top hunter in August, capturing 63 invasive snakes. The program ...

His snake eyes were bigger than his stomach. Florida might have a new ally in the ongoing fight against the invasive Burmese python scourge — chilly weather. Researchers who track the elusive and ...

A hunting dog tracking wild hogs returned to its owner with a strange set of wounds, igniting an ongoing debate over what attacked it in the Florida wilderness. It happened in the Port Mayaca area ...

Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held in the state. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that have significantly impacted the native mammal population. The python population likely became established after escaping breeding facilities ...