Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nat Geo Wild produced a special with the Conservancy of SWFL's Burmese python and removal team called "Python Invasion." The program will air live this tonight, Nov. 9, at 10 p.m. on Nat ...

Video of a Florida alligator gliding across Everglades water with a large Burmese python clamped in its jaws has become a recurring viral spectacle, and for good reason. The footage captures a rare, vivid instance of a native predator turning the tables on one of the most destructive invasive species in the United States.

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

For decades, Florida’s Everglades have faced a silent invasion unfolding beneath the dense vegetation and winding waterways. What began with the arrival of Burmese pythons through the exotic pet trade has become one of the most significant wildlife challenges in the United States.

Burmese pythons have been spreading across southern Florida for more than four decades, consuming native mammals at rates that have reshaped entire ecosystems. U.S. Geological Survey occurrence records document the invasion’s geographic expansion from ...

Burmese pythons spread beyond the Everglades as Florida's Python Challenge begins, offering $25,000 in prizes.