Wildlife biologist Ian Bartoszek says Southwest Florida has a python problem. “In the last five breeding seasons, we removed 10,000 pounds of python from a less than 40 square mile area. That’s five ...

Even breeding like bunnies can’t save some mammals in Everglades National Park from invading Burmese pythons. When the heat of summer revved up snake activity, the pythons ate up to a fifth of a study ...

For now, the annual Florida Python Challenge takes place at eight competition locations in and around the Everglades, including portions of Collier County. This year's hunt is underway. It started at ...