The one-year-old ivory banana ball python named Ritchie was trapped for 8 hours, according to its owner, Camryn Drew.

Two long-abandoned military buildings in the Florida Keys that were once used as missile shelters were recently found to be housing another inhabitant – invasive and damaging Burmese pythons. The U.S.

With some help from his family, python contractor Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever captured in the ...

The predator might soon become the prey if Florida scientists can confirm that Burmese pythons -- an extremely invasive species in the Everglades -- are safe for us to eat. The Florida Fish and ...

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash prizes.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Friday marked ...

After seeing photos of an alligator that escaped from a 13-foot python's stomach, real estate agent Donna Kalil decided to make a drastic career change. Kalil now leads the Everglades Avenger Team, ...

A total of 934 participants from 30 states and Canada took part in the annual challenge this year Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 ...

HAVANA, Fla. - Participants in the annual Florida Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during a recent 10-day competition, the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Robotic rabbits are being used to battle invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades. It may sound like science fiction, but scientists say the high-tech solution could make a big impact. The ...

Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive pythons from the Everglades in July, setting that month’s record and netting them thousands of dollars in payouts for helping remove ...