Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carl Jackson is dwarfed by the 202-pound python, which is now the second-heaviest ever caught in the wild in Florida. Some ...

Catches like this can be a massive win toward slowing the spread of a problematic invasive species.

Crayfish and amphibians are vanishing as a stealth invader spreads statewide, raising alarms about cascading losses across fragile wetland ecosystems.

The huge "swamp monsters" are terrifying. But watch out for those smaller pythons, too. Those snakes can be even scarier, said filmmaker Xander Robin. Especially when they're being hunted during the ...