Pythons can tolerate saltwater and freshwater and have been observed swimming in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.

MIAMI (CBS NEWS) – A man captured a massive, record-setting Burmese python in South Florida this week, CBS Miami reports. Kyle Penniston of Homestead, Florida, caught the 17-foot, 5-inch female snake ...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (WFLA/WTVJ) – Python hunters made a monster catch in the Everglades over the weekend. The 17-foot long python they captured has broken a record. It’s the largest python ever caught ...

Chef Brad Leone catches an invasive 10-foot python in Florida, showing the challenges and excitement of extreme wildlife encounters.

Donna Kalil won the bonus in May for removing 16 pythons. The annual Python Challenge, open for registration, runs from July 11-20. The South Florida Water Management District's python hunting program ...

Over the past two decades, there have been at least 25 reported Burmese python sightings on the Treasure Coast. There are likely more undetected or unreported. And with burgeoning development, chances ...

(WSVN) - Snake hunters have been making colossal captures in the Everglades as part of the Python Challenge. Patrick Campbell made the biggest catch of all, trapping a 15-foot-10-inch Burmese Python ...

Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...