Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wildlife biologist next to a breeding ball; holding up a Burmese python. (Photographs courtesy Ian Bartoszek / Conservancy of ...

For now, the annual Florida Python Challenge takes place at eight competition locations in and around the Everglades, including portions of Collier County. This year's hunt is underway. It started at ...

A wildlife biologist was photographed carrying a 153-pound python on Christmas Eve. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida is a leader in Burmese python research and removal efforts. Ten Burmese pythons ...

Ian Bartoszek didn’t need the beeping radio receiver to know there were pythons nearby. As his team of four walked single-file into the dense oak woods of South Florida, they couldn’t help but notice ...

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 ...

These clips revisit a historic ball python hatching that introduced genetic outcomes never seen before at the time. The event marked a significant shift in how breeders understood and approached ...