Hundreds of python hunters are currently combing the Everglades ecosystem in Southern Florida for the state's annual Python Challenge. Last year, 934 hunters participated in the 1 ...

These images of python hunters with their trophy catches underscore how big a threat these invasive snakes are in Florida.

Not all pythons belong to one homogeneous group. Modern classification of snakes places the family Pythonidae under numerous genera determined by phylogenetic lineage, physical features, genetic data ...