Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for just 172 permits. Hunt opponents submitted some ...

'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 ...

Florida’s Everglades is in crisis as the invasive Burmese python emerges as a new apex predator. These large constrictors ...

Editor's note: This story originally published in 2020. 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 ...

Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes ...

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 ...

Longest python caught in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge was recorded in the Novice category. Plus a look at some of the biggest snakes ever caught.

The largest of the four female pythons captured on the island was around 15 feet in length and she was still full of eggs, according to Mike Kimmel, known as the Python Cowboy. Screengrab from Python ...

The South Florida Water Management District's 2025 Python Elimination Program is helping to address the invasive snake population.