Navy Pier July 4 fireworks expected to draw thousands to Chicago lakefront

Tens of thousands of people are expected to watch Fourth of July fireworks at and around Navy Pier Saturday as the city ...

On the prowl for invasive pythons, researchers are interrupting snake orgies

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

Florida's Burmese python challenge can't wipe out invasive snakes from the Everglades. Awareness is the real victory, officials say

Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...

Florida Python Challenge returns after last year’s record removal

Video from previous story: FWC announces winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA )— In just about a ...

After the catch: What some hunters do with carcass of pythons they catch

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.
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Florida's 1,000 would-be python killers are heading into the Everglades for a $10,000 prize

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.
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Florida scientists confirm Burmese pythons can swallow full-grown deer, alligators whole

Still, scientists no longer consider complete eradication realistic.

Meet the 'Dinosaur Bird' Cassowary: World's most dangerous bird that delivers kicks powerful enough to break your bones and is the closest dinosaur relative.

Dinosaurs roamed the Earth millions of years ago and left no living creature of their exact type alive, only through their ...
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South Florida hunter shows Burmese python snake vomiting up a native bird in the Everglades

An Instagram video is highlighting the damage invasive pythons can do in the Everglades. A South Florida hunter recorded a huge Burmese python regurgitating a native bird. In the caption, Pav ...
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Ready for a hunt? You could win money for hunting these invasive snakes during annual challenge

The Florida Python Challenge begins July 10 at 12:01 a.m. and runs through July 19 at 5 p.m. The annual event gives participants the opportunity to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades ...