Big, expert at swimming and able to deliver a deadly squeeze. When you think of an anaconda, you know what to expect. Or do ...

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the ...

Contrary to common assumptions, many snakes thrive in trees, not just on the ground. This article highlights five arboreal ...

Native scavengers may be exploiting Burmese python nests to their benefit but it's unclear how often it is happening.

Invasive Burmese pythons have been proliferating throughout South Florida for decades. Their exact origins cannot be pinpointed down to a single event but ...

The African rock python is not a snake that often dominates headlines, yet it remains one of the most impressive reptiles ...

Conservancy of Southwest Florida biologists caught the heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in the Florida Everglades in ...

For many in Congo and elsewhere in Central and West Africa, eating wild meat is a key part of the culture, but it can spread zoonotic diseases.

According to the CDC, Ebola cases in Africa have been associated with hunting, butchering and processing meat from infected animals.

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Hunters stepping into the Everglades arena for the 2026 Python Challenge will find a population unculled by winter's freak freeze and the potential need for a strategic reset in tactics because of ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...