the South Florida Water Management District and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission pays python-hunting contractors $50 per snake up to 4 feet long, then $25 per foot after that. So, for ...

Researchers who track the elusive and reviled reptiles were thrilled to witness one of the greedy beasts regurgitating an ...

What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

Longest python caught in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge was recorded in the Novice category. Plus a look at some of the ...

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.

When python researchers Ian Bartoszek and Ian Easterling tracked a male “scout snake” with a radio transmitter, they expected him to lead them to a big female Burmese python. What they found was much ...

In addition to identifying python hot spots, researchers found the optimal time of day and the best time of year for hunting ...

Animal rescuers in New York said they captured a 4-foot ball python in a Queens park -- but two more of the snakes are still ...

The bird and carpet python were 'literally touching noses' when a professional arrived to remove the snake, per Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers A professional snake catcher intercepted a close call, ...

The South Florida Water Management District's 2025 Python Elimination Program is helping to address the invasive snake ...

In June 2024, Groton police found a four-foot python trapped in a local condominium complex that was returned to its owner.