“Fear is a natural reaction.” That’s what the dangerous-animal expert Jeff Fobb told me stood in the backyard of his house in Homestead, Florida, waiting to tangle with a Burmese python ...

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine ...

I’ll bet you didn’t know that there are “10 easy steps” to catching a Burmese python with your hands. I learned this Thursday while taking the required online course and passing the 15 ...

Mike Kimmel scours the Everglades looking for Burmese pythons to capture. Kimmel contracts with the South Florida Water Management District’s Python Elimination Program to catch the invasive ...

Mike Kimmel scours the Everglades looking for Burmese pythons to capture. Kimmel contracts with the South Florida Water Management District’s Python Elimination Program to catch the invasive ...

Marco Island, Florida police used golf clubs to capture a 9-foot Burmese python near a home at Hideaway Beach Club. Watch video of the encounter ...

Miami firefighter Jeff Fobb teaches a class of future python hunters how to identify, capture and legally transport one of the state’s most menacing invasive animals.

As 2016 Python Challenge Begins, Wildlife Officers Explain How to Catch Burmese Pythons Edward Mercer, a bearded wildlife technician with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, cracked open a ...

Knowing how to catch pythons and other large exotic snakes is a fine art that's in increasing demand in South Florida. On a recent day on Big Pine Key, Ron Rozar of the U.S. Geological Survey and ...

Catch a Florida python, win a T-shirt The state has announced the Python Pickup Program, which rewards participants with T-shirts and other prizes if they find and kill a Burmese python in the wild.