Snakes

A study by biologists in Southwest Florida has uncovered that massive snakes known as Burmese pythons can consume larger prey than initially thought.

Nearly 200 pythons were removed from South Florida during the 2024 Florida Python Challenge. 

Florida snake hunters are ready to storm the Everglades and remove invasive Burmese pythons. 

Registration for the 2024 Florida Python Challenge officially opened on Thursday.

A Colorado police officer was left rattled on Sunday night when he searched a car for drugs and instead came face to face with a live rattlesnake, authorities said.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission captured one of the heaviest Burmese pythons on record in the Everglades.

The native snake population in Florida is declining, and researchers have found that it's due to an invasive parasite called "Snake Lungworm."

A snake is back in its natural habitat after curling up inside a car engine in Southwest Florida.

Now more than ever, animal trappers say they're getting calls for venomous snakes. 

The owners of two dogs who were bitten by a rattlesnake are warning others to be on the lookout. Their 9-year-old dog, Jango, was killed when he was bitten outside their Brooksville home over the weekend. 

If you're looking to earn some extra cash or make what would surely be an unforgettable memory, the Florida Python Challenge might be for you. 

A North Port woman is recovering in the hospital after a rattlesnake bite nearly killed her.

A Pinellas County resident had to call authorities to remove an unwelcome visitor.

The 2023 Florida Python Challenge® gives participants the opportunity to win over $30,000 in prizes and contribute to Everglade restoration efforts.

Snakes on a plane? Not at Tampa International Airport. Transportation Security Administration agents at Tampa International Airport made a shocking discovery when they found a slithery stowaway trying to get through security. 

"You're never going to believe this, but the bird was trying to eat a snake, and the snake had strangled it, but I got it loose," the deputy told dispatchers.

Professional snake wranglers Rhett and Taylor Stanberry say they're used to encountering large reptiles in their line of work. But even they did a double-take when they found the massive, 9-foot-long albino boa constrictor in the backyard of a Naples home.

Florida biologists were working in the Ocala National Forest when they came across a sight they were not expecting to see: a rare Florida pine snake swallowing a rabbit.