Burmese pythons are hunted and “humanely euthanized” in the Florida Everglades due to being an invasive species. They were introduced through the exotic pet trade, experts say. FWC photo by Kevin Enge ...

A group of hunters in the Florida Everglades walked up on a nightmare in progress when they found an invasive Burmese python being drained of its blood by a horde of engorged ticks. Video shared Aug.

It takes a lot to give professional snake wranglers the creeps, but it happened when a group of hunters captured a python plagued by blood-sucking ticks in Florida’s Everglades. If there’s such a ...