A Burmese python nest has been raided in Florida, as efforts to remove the invasive species continue. Officer Matthew Rubenstein from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) was on a ...

If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into backyards.

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

The Florida Python Challenge is less than two months away, but in Florida, being prepared to run into a Burmese python is always handy. The 10-day competition encourages novice and expert hunters to ...

Donna Kalil, one of Florida’s most famed snake hunters, usually hates seeing invasive pythons get away, but on a postcard-pretty morning a few days before Christmas, she teamed up with researchers ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

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

Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...

A Naples woman has emerged victorious in the annual Python Challenge, capturing 60 invasive Burmese pythons to win this year's competition. Taylor Stanberry was named the ultimate grand prize winner, ...

Python hunters will slither their way into eight competition locations across Florida for this summer's Florida Python Challenge. From July 11-20, participants will be able to take part in a ...