The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood ...

Cozy climate and other factors align in Florida to make the state Earth’s playground for the most established, invasive reptile and amphibian species.

Getty Image I swear, Florida is the land of invasive species. As if the green iguanas and Burmese pythons were not enough to wreak havoc, the Sunshine State now has another invasive species to contend ...

The 202-pound Burmese python was caught by Florida resident Carl Jackson ...

The state of Florida's 'Dirty Dozen' invasive species list recently got an update, adding three new species to the list and remove three that pose less of ...

International Women and Girls in Science Day, Feb. 11, promotes full and equal access to and participation in STEM fields for ...

There are way more pythons than hunters to remove them in Florida. But the ones that do kill them can be paid full-time by ...

For invasive reptile hunters in Florida, there’s another predatory lizard on the radar. Nile monitors, native to Africa, are populating parts of the Sunshine State, and they can now be killed ...

Wildlife officials urge residents not to approach the lizard and to report sightings immediately ...

In this fun video, Carl Jackson and his children show off their near-record python catch using their own bodies for ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, originally from Southeast Asia and introduced through the pet trade. The non-venomous constrictors disrupt the ecosystem by preying on native ...