We caught up with two professional python hunters and asked them what are the "essentials" that help them be successful in the field.

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...

Burmese pythons, considered to be "prohibited" invasive predators in Florida, are negatively impact native wildlife Conservancy of Southwest Florida Four tons of Burmese pythons were removed from a ...

Ian Bartoszek may know more about Burmese pythons than anyone who has ever walked Earth. Program director for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida's world-renowned Burmese python capture and removal ...

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A snake breeding aggregation spotted at Lake No. 1 in North Little Rock. Credit: Laura H. Weems Last week, as I was tooling around Lake No. 1 in North Little Rock, I caught my local diamondback water ...

Burmese pythons are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native Florida snakes. Those often misidentified as Burmese pythons include the ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, originally introduced through the pet trade. While not venomous, a bite from a Burmese python can be painful and cause significant bleeding. Florida ...

As temperatures begin to rise, flowers begin to bloom, people flock to the great outdoors...and snakes start to emerge. Snakes are an important part of our ecosystem, regardless of how you feel about ...