A wildlife biologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Research Center in Gainesville is conducting testing using a special trap he designed to capture pythons in Florida. John ...

MIAMI — Federal wildlife officials alarmed by an infestation of Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades have tried radio tracking devices, a massive public hunt, and even snake-sniffing dogs to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

New 5-foot-long traps will target invasive Burmese pythons Researchers will try baiting the traps with the scent of small mammals The snakes eat small mammals and have no natural predators in Fla.