Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's officially python hunters' favorite time of the year: Florida Python Challenge season. For 10 days, participants hunt down ...

Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the slithering scourge of the Everglades in a stir fry or chili.

A python hunter recently caught a nearly 17-foot, 202-pound snake in the Florida Everglades. While it is legal to eat python meat, health officials strongly advise against it. Burmese pythons from the ...

Nothing decimates an animal population like being on man’s good-to-eat list. Maybe being off the list is one of the reasons Florida’s Burmese python population is out of control. The recent annual ...

The Florida Department of Health has issued a "do not consume python" advisory due to unhealthy mercury levels. Despite the advisory, it is not illegal to eat python meat in Florida. Some chefs and ...

Florida has an estimated alligator population of 1.3 million, and their mating season is underway. Warmer temperatures raise an alligator's metabolism and drive to find food.. Alligators are ...