Hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge in July will have an abundance of python meet. But it is advised that ...

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

Snakes have a reputation for being quick to strike, but several species rarely live up to that image. Breeders who work with these animals select for calm temperaments, and many of the snakes kept as ...

Thomas Mulligan investigates the evolutionary origins and psychological triggers behind the deeply rooted human instinct to fear serpents.

Florida pays contracted hunters to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Native to Southeast Asia, the pythons have caused a severe decline in native mammal populations. Conservative ...

Naples is plagued by one of the most capable creepy predators on the planet. The situation is dire from an ecological perspective. For years, hunters, hikers and others who get out in the historic ...