The Burmese python has become the defining ecological problem of the Florida Everglades, a giant constrictor from Southeast Asia that has established a self-sustaining wild population across the southern tip of the state.

In South Florida, one nonprofit is helping to solve two problems at once, removing invasive Burmese pythons and training veterans to do so. Veterans with Swamp Apes are heading into the Everglades to remove the invasive snakes and, in the process, some are finding structure, service, and a renewed sense of purpose after military life.

U.S. agency warns staff that it doesn't want another Southwest Florida Burmese python problem. Invaders part of State Department relocation warnings.

On the marsh-fringed Gulf Coast where a trio of unhurried rivers slug into Charlotte Harbor, a semi-aquatic invader has settled in, taking advantage of Florida’s natural and man hewn waterways. An established population of Burmese pythons has been ...

The 10-day Florida Python Challenge that started July 10 is just about over. Hunters from all over have converged in South Florida to eliminate as many pythons as they can in exchange for cash prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize to the hunter who kills the most snakes.

A pineapple juice marinade for Burmese python meat is an elixir of bromelain that tames and restrains the notorious Everglades invader in a way Florida struggles to do in the wild. Some people prefer ground up snake — like hamburger — for tacos and ...