Slithery milestone: 5,000 pythons captured in Florida Everglades
Florida hit another new milestone this week — 5,000 Burmese pythons have been captured in the Everglades since the state started paying hunters to track them down in 2017.
Snaking the drain? 8-foot python removed from toilet
Residents at a home in Fernleigh, New South Wales, had an unwelcome visitor in their toilet recently: an eight-foot long carpet python.
After Python Bowl success, 'Wildman' stresses importance of python hunt
Eighty pythons were captured in this year's 'Python Bowl,' five by Dusty Crum's team. They took second place for the heaviest python, but their real reward comes from helping Florida's native wildlife.
Miami Super Bowl organizers bring death to Burmese pythons
Miami's Super Bowl means death for some of Florida's Burmese pythons -- and that's a good thing.
Snake captured in Wesley Chapel being used to create antivenom
There are six venomous snakes found in Florida, and four are common in the Tampa Bay area. One bite could be deadly, but that same dangerous snake venom is key to reversing the damage.
Central Florida man finds snake stuck in his clothes dryer
A Winter Park man found a snake in his clothes dryer while attempting to fix it after it stopped working.
Record-breaking catch: Hunters capture 18-foot Burmese python in South Florida
Python hunters in South Florida have snagged a record-breaking catch.
11-foot python found swimming over a mile away from South Florida mainland
A massive python was found swimming in South Florida's Biscayne Bay -- over a mile away from the mainland.
Florida doubles python hunters as over 1,000 apply for hourly wage job with bounty incentives
Florida doubled its ranks of python hunters last week as the state steps up efforts to tame the invasive species that has long devastated the balance of the natural food chain in the Everglades.
Diamondback rattlesnake removed from Wesley Chapel man's backyard
The diamondback rattlesnake is one of the deadliest snakes in the United States, and it can be found all over Florida.
Florida hunters capture 2 17-foot, 9-inch Burmese pythons on the same day
Florida wildlife officials say hunters have captured two huge Burmese pythons as part of the state's program to remove the invasive snakes.
Nearly 18-foot Burmese python captured in South Florida
The latest invasive Burmese python that was captured was nearly 18 feet long, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
FWC program lets teens join the python hunt
Even some of Florida’s youngest hunters get to help out with the state’s effort to eradicate invasive pythons.
Safety Harbor woman breeds ball pythons as pets
A Safety Harbor woman has many exotic friends that she keeps as pets. Her love for owning snakes started when her and her husband attended Repto-Con because of her husbands pet bearded dragon. She says she fell in love with ball pythons upon walking into that event.
Snake inside pump surprises customer getting gas
We have all been warned to check for signs of skimmer devices at gas station pumps, but a Kansas woman was faced with a 'threat' of a different kind at the pump this week.
Knock, knock: snake wraps itself around Florida home's porch door
A Florida homeowner got an unexpected -- and unwelcome -- visitor on her home's porch.
Watch: Snake flung by windshield wipers from moving vehicle
A snake found itself on a car traveling through Kansas City June 25.
Nearly 14-foot python found hit and killed in Manatee County
A python hunter in Parrish was hired to catch a nearly 14-foot snake, but didn’t expect to find it was run over.
Huge rattlesnake spotted on golf course green in St. Pete
A golf game was briefly interrupted by a rattlesnake slithering across the 14th hole in St. Petersburg.