Florida is home to six types of venomous snakes, and they're starting to get active as temperatures warm, state wildlife officials warn.

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 ...

Warmer spring weather means more outdoor activities for both Floridians and native venomous snakes. To help residents ...

A Florida man is doing his best to help remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades.

The largest python snake nest in Florida history was removed from a well-known wildlife area earlier this month, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. A 13 foot and ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado and Stanford Medicine found a specific substance in Burmese and ball python blood, ...

First identified in Everglades National Park in 2000, the Burmese python may be the most destructive foreign animal in the park's history. The Southeast Asian apex predator quickly put a stranglehold ...

A reticulated python has already completed its hunt of this small deer and is in the process of constricting its prey.

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash prizes.

In this video, a Florida man, the “Python Cowboy,” hunts for invasive species. As he points out, “Here in Florida, we got ...

Avid and amateur hunters alike have the unique opportunity to compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of the ravenous, invasive Burmese python. The ultimate grand prize is $10,000, ...

It's official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, ...