In the 1970s and ’80s, Burmese pythons were introduced to Florida via the exotic pet trade. Released into the wild by overwhelmed pet owners, the massive snakes have since wreaked havoc on the local ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ian Bartoszek (right) and research partner Ian Easterling hold up a large female python located by tracking one of their male ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Only about twice the size of domestic cats, Florida's bobcats may be small in size, but they're big in moxie. Case in point: A ...

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Researchers at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida have video that shows a bobcat returning to a Burmese python it had buried and left as a cache.

FLORIDA EVERGLADES, Fla. — Biologists said an unusual animal death deep in the Florida Everglades led to a positive surprise. Officials said they found a 13-foot python dead, and they want to know how ...