The annual hunt returns to the Everglades as officials step up efforts to control one of Florida’s most destructive invasive species.

The goal was simple: find a giant Burmese python. For three nights, the search continued deep into the Everglades during the peak hours of 10 P.M. to 2 A.M. The pythons never appeared, but ...

Burmese pythons in Florida's Everglades are now understood to be indirectly spreading plant seeds by consuming birds and ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program awards cash prizes to python removal agents. Kevin Pavlidis was the top winner for November, earning $2,500 for removing the ...

"The Python Hunt" made the film-festival circuit last year. Now it's in U.S. movie theaters, including Naples.

Sometimes, all you want from a documentary is a glimpse at something you’ve never seen before. On that front, “The Python Hunt” undeniably delivers. Xander Robin’s directorial debut follows the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carl Jackson is dwarfed by the 202-pound python, which is now the second-heaviest ever caught in the wild in Florida. Some ...

Xander Robin's fluorescent, stranger-than-fiction film follows a variety of American oddballs chasing grisly snake-hunting glory in the annual Florida Python Challenge. Where that doc series had the ...