Win $10,000 for hunting giant Burmese pythons: Inside Florida's unusual annual snake hunt

A giant snake once kept as an exotic pet can become a serious ecological problem when it enters the wrong environment. In the ...
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Broward firefighters get a once-in-a-career call: rescuing a woman's pet snake from underneath her car

The crews at Fire Station 43 in Coral Springs are used to all types of emergencies, but nothing quite like what happened Saturday night. "Our driver told us there's a snake in the car!" said Justin ...

Python hunters captured 8,000 pounds of snake. Meet their leader

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade.

Forrest Galante, wildlife expert, on invasive species in the U.S.: “The Burmese python problem really is out of control in Florida”

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

Police officers remove ball python from Florida apartment: 'Always ready to help'

Two Sanford police officers responded to an unusual call on June 22 after a large ball python was discovered inside an ...