Wade Gardner, of Rotonda West in Charlotte County, told WINK News that after spotting the nearly 12-foot python stretched across the road, he drove home to gather equipment for catching the snake.

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

Commenters on Reddit were alarmed by the footage. Video of giant snake in unexpected location sparks outrage: 'A pretty big problem' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims ...

Unseasonably cold weather in Florida affects native and invasive reptile species. Iguanas can become immobilized and fall from trees when temperatures drop to between 40 and 50 degrees. Alligators ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species from Southeast Asia now established in South Florida. While freezing temperatures can be lethal to pythons, evidence suggests they may be evolving to tolerate ...

A Florida man who found and killed a nearly 12-foot-long Burmese python was told by a state agency to "put it in the trash" ...