Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, holds a Burmese python at a media event, Thursday, June 16, 2022, where he announced that registration for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge has opened for the ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge returns giving participants the opportunity to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the ...

The average weight of removed female pythons was 95 pounds, with the largest female captured this season weighing 153 pounds and measuring 17 feet long. The females carried an average of 70 eggs, and ...

Democrat David Jolly has appointed veteran attorney and lobbyist Sean Pittman to lead his transition team. Former congresswoman Gwen Graham is reportedly being considered as a potential running mate.

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Instagram An Everglades video is drawing attention for an unusual reason: not because of a dramatic struggle, but ...

Case dismissed, but fight spotlights clash between aggressive invasive species threat and federal park rules on handling ...

A Florida man was hailed as a hero for catching an 8-foot-long invasive python, and then fined for it. Where is it legal to kill them?

The reptiles, native to Southeast Asia, are considered an invasive species, and state law requires them to be euthanized after capture Lexi Lane is a weekend banking writer at PEOPLE. She first joined ...

A Burmese python was discovered guarding 20 eggs under a sidewalk in Florida. The reptile was spotted by a man walking nearby, who noticed movement under the concrete of the walkway, NBC 6 reported.

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity.