"What a snake though … wow." Florida 'snake man' praised after capturing and removing 12-foot python: 'There's just too many ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It was about 2 in the morning when Claudilio Cruz, a member of a road crew spreading asphalt on U.S. 1 in the affluent Miami suburb of Pinecrest, heard frantic honking. When he ...

Burmese pythons in Florida. The invasive snakes number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc and destruction across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades region ecosystem. Native to ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, causing significant declines in native small mammal populations. Originally introduced through the pet trade, the wild python population in the ...

ROTUNDA WEST, Fla. (WFLA)— A man and his wife spotted a big surprise when they were coming home from dinner this week. A python, just shy of 12 feet, was slithering across the street in their Rotunda ...

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 ...

Scientists in the Everglades are taking a new approach to combat the Burmese python invasion. They are not only capturing snakes but also predicting breeding sites and removing entire nests before ...

FILE - A Burmese python is held during a safe capture demonstration at a media event for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge, June 16, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species from Southeast Asia now established in South Florida. While freezing temperatures can be lethal to pythons, evidence suggests they may be evolving to tolerate ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species from Southeast Asia now established in South Florida. While freezing temperatures can be lethal to pythons, evidence suggests they may be evolving to tolerate ...

Unseasonably cold weather in Florida affects native and invasive reptile species. Iguanas can become immobilized and fall from trees when temperatures drop to between 40 and 50 degrees. Alligators ...

Florida pythons are being spotted more often near neighborhoods. Is suburbia their next conquest? Bill Kearney - South Florida Sun Sentinel (TNS) 2 hrs ago ...