FWC said this time of year is ideal for holding the Python Challenge because hatchlings are emerging from eggs.

Whenever the word snake pops up in a conversation, cold silver is not exactly the color that first comes to mind. When talking about a particular snake, the python, for instance, silver is ...

A state agency is pushing to double the number of Burmese python hunters it pays to roam the historic Everglades and track down the invasive predators. South Florida Water Management District ...

Pythons are a menace and everything possible is being done to eliminate the invasive snake, including asking the public to ...

Avid and amateur hunters alike have the unique opportunity to compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of ...

Snake hunters battle python invasion in Florida The state of Florida has hired a select team of 25 hunters to kill thousands of Burmese pythons to fight an infestation in the Everglades.

The reticulated python is the largest snake found in Thailand and usually ranges in size from 1.5 meters to 6.5 meters (5 to 21 feet), weighing up to about 75 kilograms (165 pounds).

A veteran Florida python hunter last weekend snagged a record 17-foot snake, a behemoth so immense he said it could "kill any full-grown man." ...

One man from Homestead had a record-setting catch this week. Kyle Penniston captured a 17-foot, 5 inch female Burmese python while hunting onSouth Florida Water Management District's late Monday ...

A surfer who rode the waves with his pet python has been fined by Australian authorities for taking the snake out in public after a video of the duo’s unusual adventures aired on local media.