Every year, hunters descend on the Everglades to kill Burmese pythons. Two women are among the eradicators.

What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

Python hunting is a new territory in the wildlife guiding business, leading adventurous visitors on excursions to find the giant invasive constrictors that have overrun the Everglades.

Dusty “The Wildman” Crum, far left, and his crew of python hunters track and kill snakes in the Florida Everglades on the new series “Guardians of the Glades,” premiering May 28 on ...

If ball pythons were to completely disappear due to trapping and hunting, the local environment would suffer, D’Cruze said.

In this file photo, a Burmese python sits curled up with its mouth open. A yearly competition will begin in August for people to hunt and kill the invasive species.

Ball pythons, native to sub-Saharan Africa, are popular nonvenomous snakes known for their docile nature and distinct behavior of coiling into a ball when threatened. They play a vital role in ...

Officials in Hawaii said a hunter out searching for goats and wild boar on Oahu found something more surprising -- a 4-foot-long ball python.