The predator might soon become the prey if Florida scientists can confirm that Burmese pythons -- an extremely invasive species in the Everglades -- are safe for us to eat. The Florida Fish and ...

Once imported to Florida as exotic pets, Burmese pythons have become one of the most devastating invasive species the state ...

Burmese pythons in Florida. The invasive snakes number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc and destruction across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades region ecosystem. Native to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive pythons from the Everglades in July, setting that month’s record and netting them thousands of dollars in payouts for helping remove ...

Unseasonably cold weather in Florida affects native and invasive reptile species. Iguanas can become immobilized and fall from trees when temperatures drop to between 40 and 50 degrees. Alligators ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...