The origins of Florida’s python crisis lie in the exotic pet trade of the 1980s and 1990s. These snakes were initially sold as pets but were frequently abandoned in the wild once they outgrew their ...

In a horrifying end to her short life, a two-year-old girl from Florida in the US was strangled in her cot by her mother's severely underfed 8-foot Burmese Python. "Gypsy" the snake tragically took ...

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 ...

Florida is unfortunately home to a lot of uninvited guests — especially invasive animals. But there might be another way to control their rapidly increasing populations. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...