Snakes

Tommy Owen, a tour guide for Everglades Adventure Tours, wrangled a massive python he spotted swimming through the swamp while on a tour. Burmese Pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades. (Source: Paul Tarantino)

Tour Boat Guide Wrestles, Kills 10-Foot Python

People on a tour boat ride in the Everglades had a front row seat as their tour guide jumped out of the boat and started wrestling a 10-foot python. And all of it was caught on camera.

CBS4–2013/04/11

Python Challenge Competitors Turn In 68 Snakes

Competitors in the month-long 2013 Python Challenge trekked through more than a million acres of swamps and sawgrass in search of the well-camouflaged Burmese python. The results were announced Saturday morning.

CBS4–2013/02/16

Python captured in Palmetto Bay on Nov. 26, 2012. (Source: CBS4)

Python Challenge Not Netting Many Snakes

Over 1,000 people put their name to paper to hunt Burmese pythons in the Everglades, but few have managed to capture or kill the invasive snakes.

CBS Miami–2013/01/25

Wildlife Department Holds Competition To Eradicate Invasive Snakes

Anyone would enjoy an extra $1,500 slithering into their bank accounts, but would you go to the extreme by harvesting one of the world’s largest snakes to receive it?

CBS4–2012/12/05

Miramar Man Recovering After Venomous Snake Bite

A South Florida man is recovering from nearly dying from a snake bite.

CBS4–2012/08/29

Pythons Moving From Everglades To Concrete Jungle

Pythons have been getting a lot of attention lately. The snakes have spread across South Florida, and the nuisance has lead to a ban which has spiked a campaign from those in favor and those against the reptiles who are not native to Florida.

CBS4–2012/02/27

(Source: Lieutenant Scott Mullin/MDFR) Firefighters hold a giant Burmese python believed to have grown wild in the Everglades. It was found beneath a trailer on a Redland farm.

Dade Firefighters Yank Goat-Eating Giant Python From Trailer

Something weird was happening down on the farm in The Redland south of Miami. Cats and chickens were missing, and then, a goat disappeared. Then, something long and scaly was spotted slipping under a trailer. That’s when the farmers called Miami-Dade Fire Rescue for help.

CBS4–2011/08/01

Dade Venom Unit Featured On Reality TV Show

Dealing with deadly venomous snakes, cranky gators and aggressive iguanas are all in a day’s work for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s Venom One response team.

CBS4–2011/06/07

FAST FACTS: Burmese Pythons

Fast Facts About Burmese Pythons: Type: Reptile Diet: Carnivore Average lifespan in the wild: 20 to 25 years Size: 16 to 23 ft (5 to 7 m) Weight: Up to 200 lbs (90 kg) Did […]

CBS4–2009/08/01

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