Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here. The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition encouraging participants to remove Burmese pythons from eight ...

A remarkable video captured an alligator devouring a Burmese python in the Everglades of Florida, highlighting the ability of native predators to combat invasive species. Burmese pythons have caused a drastic decline in mammal populations within this unique ecosystem.

Burmese pythons — destructive invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida — have developed a new foothold outside the Everglades.