With hourly fees and per-snake bonuses, python contractors are helping remove invasive constrictors from the Everglades. Here ...
The Naples-based nonprofit has been at it since 2013, but its numbers only begin to tell the story. As Ian Bartoszek, the wildlife biologist who oversees the nonprofit's python program, is ...
Burmese pythons aren't native to Florida - they're an invasive species that's been disrupting the Everglades ecosystem for decades. The snakes, which can grow over 18 feet long and weigh more than 200 ...
The state of Florida has a bounty out on invasive pythons, luring amateur snake killers into the Everglades for a month-long hunt. Hilarious, right? Not to those who say it encourages cruelty and does ...
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 ...
Researchers who track the elusive and reviled reptiles were thrilled to witness one of the greedy beasts regurgitating an ...
Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.
Half of the winners in this year’s Python Challenge were women, the highest number of huntresses to take home prizes in the annual contest that pits wits and skill as much as muscle against the ...