The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash prizes.

South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash prizes.

The pond had been peaceful for weeks. Then the fish started disappearing one by one. After watching closely, we discovered the real reason. A deadly snake had invaded the pond and was hunting the fish ...

Snakes can sometimes be unwelcome guests in your garden or backyard, but you may inadvertently be giving them an invitation if you have these plants.

This octopus can brood its eggs for nearly four years without eating. Here’s how this biological extreme has reshaped how ...

It’s one for the hiss-tory books! Three enormous ball pythons were spotted slithering through Queen’s Forest Park Thursday, including one that was nabbed — and named Kevin by rescuers — and two more ...

Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the slithering scourge of the Everglades in a stir fry or chili.

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s recipe for the snake is diced python in a lettuce wrap with shallots, pineapple, and jalapeno. Florida Department of Health established an advisory of “do not consume ...