Ramirez took the snake home and named it Dolly Python. He had recently lost custody of his pet frogs in a break-up, so the ...

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.

It was about 2 in the morning when Claudilio Cruz, a member of a road crew spreading asphalt on U.S. 1 in the affluent Miami suburb of Pinecrest, heard frantic honking.

Released into the wild decades ago, Florida’s giant pythons have multiplied into an unstoppable force, devouring native ...