They hunt in a nightmarish way ― grabbing prey as it passes. Once secured with a bite, pythons wrap their bodies around their ...

OCHOPEE, Fla. (Reuters) - Thomas Aycock's life flashed before his eyes one night in the Everglades as a 13-foot Burmese python squeezed his arm and a leg in its coils. Aycock, who was trying to bag ...

Invasive species are wreaking havoc on ecosystems around the world. US company Inversa is turning some of them into leather, which it says is more environmentally friendly than traditional leather.

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

Florida’s war on Burmese pythons now has a new partner, a leather company that will pay hunters for skins, and hopefully ...

The snake’s head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter Mike Kimmel once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm causing blood to spurt in rhythm with his racing heart. Alone ...

The Sunshine State is renewing its efforts to remove the apex predators from the Everglades and transform them into A-list ...

In an effort to combat the state's out-of-control burmese python population, Florida is starting a contest with a cash prize going to whoever can kill the most of the reptiles. Burmese pythons are a ...

Florida's fight against the invasive Burmese python has hit a new high-water mark, thanks to a state-backed surge in removal ...

Florida officials have tripled the number of invasive Burmese Pythons removed in a year since partnering with a leather ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is now partnering with Miami-based Inversa, which helps kill the ...

The South Florida Water Management District's monthly python elimination competition has led to the removal of 279 snakes in ...