COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — South Florida has a few fewer pythons after a big discovery in the Big Cypress National Preserve in Collier County this week. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Note to readers: The Naples Daily News and the News-Press have partnered with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida for a series of Burmese Python Q&As that we will publish throughout 2024. Ian ...

A contractor removed two breeding female Burmese pythons, 19 hatchlings and 23 eggs from Southwest Florida on Monday, putting a dent in the invasive population. The removal got underway shortly before ...

Wildlife experts in Southwest Florida recently snagged 500 pounds of Burmese pythons - including one more than 16 feet long, after finding a large mating ball of the snakes not far from the city of ...