Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.

The annual Florida Python Challenge was held in July this year and when all of the counting was completed, a woman from ...

Across South Florida, giant snakes that once seemed like exotic escapees are now entrenched residents, reshaping ecosystems ...

Three hunters recently captured a massive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades. Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood caught the invasive snake near Everglades City just after midnight on ...

THE NIGHT STARTED LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. I was cruising down U.S. 41 in my pickup truck, looking for snakes. I stood in the bed, shining a spotlight on the pavement, while my buddy Joe Sewell drove the ...

Snakes might not top everyone’s list of favorite creatures, but there’s no denying they’ve mastered the art of growing long, heavy, and—let’s be honest—pretty intimidating. A few are so big their ...

EVERGLADES, Florida (KTRK) -- Two South Florida men have quite a story to tell after what they encountered in the Everglades. Two snake trappers got their hands on a 15-foot python on Saturday after ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons, will run from July 11-20. $25,000 in prizes will be awarded, including $10,000 for most pythons caught.

Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers posted a video of the surprising snake relocation job on Facebook Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...