When an 18-foot python was seen slithering around the countryside, residents were warned, and rescues went into action to save the snake.

With Florida's menacing invasive python population, the South Florida Water Management District is rewarding $1,000 for most ...

More than 6,300 pounds of Burmese python were tracked and removed by the team, which has removed more than 40,000 pounds of invasive snake across a 200-square-mile area since 2013.

The water management district began its landmark python hunting program in 2017. Hunters generally earn an hourly rate of $13.