The annual Florida Python Challenge is back. The event offers hunters from across the country the chance to win a $10,000 Ultimate Grand Prize for removing the most invasive Burmese pythons from the ...

Otto was more than a good dog. The German wirehaired pointer made a name for himself hunting invasive species in the tangled canals and swamps of South Florida, tracking down iguanas and pythons with ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolinians interested in participating in this year’s public alligator hunting season have until July 15 at 11:59 p.m. to submit applications for the statewide lottery, the ...

WMBF reports two people are facing charges in connection with illegal alligator hunting in Horry County. South Carolina Game Wardens, a division of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, ...

A 3-foot alligator and a 10-foot Burmese python were taken to an undisclosed location after their owner was ticketed on suspicion of harboring illegal exotic animals in his south-central Omaha home.

Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention center recently opened in Miami-Dade County is in the Florida Everglades, a massive ecosystem that covers more than 2.5 million acres across 16 counties ...

A Brevard County driver recently noticed a strange lizard crossing the road. It’s likely another invasive species moving into the area. Experts think it’s likely an Argentine Tegu which are prohibited ...

The use of fire arms, dogs and other animals is prohibited during the Florida Python Challenge Logan is a Editorial Intern at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. His work has previously ...