On Monday, a live report by KTLA’s Erin Myers captured a bear nabbing a meal out of a trash can in Altadena. That bruin, ...

The South Florida Water Management District's monthly python elimination competition has led to the removal of 279 snakes in ...

From thunder gods to serpent slayers, scholars are reconstructing myths that vanished millennia ago. How much further can we ...

Robin Xander's entry in the Tallahassee Film Festival, which takes place Sept. 26-28, chronicles the Florida Python Challenge.

MIAMI — On their Florida vacations, Rob Wessels and his family have pursued an array of typical outings — deep-sea fishing, a stroll at the farmers market, tanning at the pool and beach. On the most ...

Following the conclusion of its annual Python Hunting Challenge, which allows hunters to kill thousands of the invasive snakes, Florida has announced a new plan to remove the unwanted critters using ...

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 ...

But make no mistake, it’s hard to spot these masters of camouflage in the wild. In the state’s most recent Python Challenge —a widely publicized contest that awards hunters who catch the most snakes — ...

A gunman killed two children and wounded 17 others through the stained glass windows of Annunciation Catholic School during a church service. What we’re learning this morning. Plus, the CDC director ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...