The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood ...
"If you're calm, they're calm." Woman wakes up to horror scenario after noticing weight on chest: 'Don't move' first appeared ...
A cold snap in Florida is proving to be lethal to some invasive species like iguanas, and even native gators. However, the ...
Carl Jackson noticed something when he turned his truck around on Turner River Road in Big Cypress National Park. It was almost 4 p.m. on Jan. 13. He was on his way back to near where he had just ...
Dusty “Wildman” Crum puts his life on the line as a python hunter, but it was a 2021 car accident that nearly killed him and left him with a leg injury that took months to heal. The snake hunter has ...
A python hunter caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The 16-foot, 10-inch female python was captured in Big Cypress National Park with the help of ...
The invasive snakes are excellent swimmers and can hold their breath for up to 30 minutes. Pythons may increasingly be found in residential backyards and urban areas adjacent to these waterways.