Florida alligators are opportunistic feeders with a wide-ranging diet. Invasive Burmese pythons are on the gator menu.

Today the dates will be announced for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. But who can forget 2025 when history was made?

When the dinosaurs vanished 66 million years ago, the world did not suddenly become safe or peaceful — it simply made room for a new generation of giant predators. Across ancient swamps, tropical ...

"After the first time you see one, you'll start seeing them, but you'll also go nights [without seeing them.]" ...

Florida’s annual battle against invasive giant snakes is returning this summer as the Florida Python Challenge officially ...

The king cobra is widely considered to be the smartest snake in the world, but there are other snake species that use clever ...

Most animals know better than to get too close to a snake. But mongooses are not most animals. In the tense viral video shown ...

Florida Python Challenge has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill humans? Are they ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge are set. Here's how last year's winner captured a whopping 60 pythons for the $10,000 grand prize.

Opossums could soon become weaponized against invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. Researchers want to fit 40 opossums with collars that will send signals when they die, leading them to the snake that ...

Wildlife researchers have found an unconventional way to help control invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades – by using one of the snakes’ favorite prey. Opossums are a key food source for ...

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. USA TODAY Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: ...