It seemed like a good idea at the time. “Drive down to Davie to learn about catching pythons,” my editor proposed. It was supposed to be a meeting at the University of Florida’s Research and Education ...

A Mount Vernon police officer is being hailed as a hero for calmly removing a 5-foot python that sank its teeth into a woman’s arm and began to squeeze tightly Friday. Cpl. Shaun Cobb said it was the ...