The hunt for a giant python quickly escalated into a tense wilderness showdown. What began as a routine tracking mission ...

A nonprofit environmental organization based in Naples, Florida, is going after large invasive snakes with full force. On Monday, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida announced a record-breaking ...

Snakes are slithering, fearful reptiles, and a sight of even one such creature sends chills down the spine, especially when such an incident happens in urban places, where people are not as accustomed ...

MIAMI - A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest female Burmese python ever captured in Florida, officials said. The python weighed in at 215 pounds (98 kilograms), was nearly 18 feet long ...

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...

Among the cypress and saw grass of South Florida, a new weapon in the state's fight to remove invasive pythons lurks, waiting to entice its prey. Yes, it's a mechanical rabbit. Just don’t call it the ...