Burmese pythons are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native Florida snakes. Those often misidentified as Burmese pythons include the ...

A highly venomous coral snake was sliced open by a Florida surgeon, and what he found has stark ramifications for Florida’s vast snake population. The snake had three large parasitic worms in its tiny ...

Florida scientists are using opossums to secretly track invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades-and it's working.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) — A recent discovery of the Asian lungworm in Palm Beach County has raised concerns about the future of Florida's native snake populations. Researchers believe this ...

OCHOPEE, Fla. — Alex McDuffie grew up chasing and catching snakes across the Tri-State, but he recently caught his biggest yet in south Florida. "I've been catching snakes my whole life and I've been ...

The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.

The OP said they were prepared for danger and wanted to get "hands on with whatever I'm allowed to." ...

EVERGLADES CITY, Fl. (KDKA) -- A Pennsylvania native was one of five men who fought the second heaviest python caught in Florida. State College native Carter Gavlock now lives in Florida where he ...