Burmese pythons are unwanted and taking over the Everglades.

Volunteer python hunter Dave Hackathorn, 53, of Waverly, W.Va., with a 4-foot-6-inch python caught west of Miami. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) Studies indicate pythons have devastated the ...

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 ...

NAPLES, Fla. (WFLA) — Burmese pythons are unwanted and taking over the Everglades. An estimated half a million of these snakes are decimating the natural ecosystem by eating the native mammals like ...

SOUTH FLORIDA — Python hunter Aaron Mann caught 87 invasive Burmese pythons in the wild in South Florida in July. That’s more than anyone else participating in the South Florida Water Management ...

The snake’s head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter Mike Kimmel once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm causing blood to spurt in rhythm with his racing heart. Alone ...

'Anytime you catch something bigger than 14 feet, it’s not a snake anymore, it’s a monster,' said Donna Kalil, a licensed Florida python hunter. Mike Kimmel goes by the social media moniker Python ...