Southwest Florida has become a new breeding ground for Burmese pythons.

Updated maps of Burmese python sightings are sharpening worries about how much territory the invasive snakes now occupy in Florida. With the state's annual Python Challenge having

Hunters working across the Florida Everglades removed a record four tons of invasive Burmese pythons in a single coordinated effort, a haul that reflects both the staggering scale of the infestation and the expanding reach of state and federal removal programs.

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?

Burmese pythons have proven to be formidable foes to large wildlife. Consequently, in habitats where the pythons live, there is truly no animal safe from being hunted. However, sometimes pythons attempt to eat prey that is too large for them to handle.

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped marking on the snake’s head, along with giraffe-like spots across its body and dark spots around its eyes. During the summer months, they’re most likely to be found sunning on levee banks or near trees.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their hiding spots. It's the latest ...

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. Guillermo Tapanes, who works with the South Florida Water ...