Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes in Florida.

Florida's python contractors are making decent money chasing snakes in the Everglades, but you shouldn't quit your day job ...

Half of the winners in this year’s Python Challenge were women, the highest number of huntresses to take home prizes in the annual contest that pits wits and skill as much as muscle against the ...

Burmese pythons are a big problem in southern Florida. CBC Kids News contributor Manny Brennan explains how robot rabbits are ...

But there are snakes the FWC doesn't want to see go away. This summer the FWC put word out that it is seeking the public's ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

MIAMI — On their Florida vacations, Rob Wessels and his family have pursued an array of typical outings — deep-sea fishing, a stroll at the farmers market, tanning at the pool and beach. On the most ...

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 ...

Learn about the Burmese python problem in South Florida, and about an innovative initiative that relies on robotic rabbits ...

The state of Florida has a bounty out on invasive pythons, luring amateur snake killers into the Everglades for a month-long hunt. Hilarious, right? Not to those who say it encourages cruelty and does ...

Florida's Simpsons-like Python Challenge has ended, and the results aren't the greatest. Of the estimated 150,000 Burmese pythons populating the state's Everglades, only 68 pythons were killed during ...