Everglades

The Burmese python is best known in South Florida for destroying the Everglades — but what makes them such a threat?

A Florida trapper wrangled a 17-foot python over the weekend in the Everglades near Fort Lauderdale, and the major catch was caught on video. 

A Florida trapper wrangled a 17-foot python in the Everglades near Fort Lauderdale.

Multiple people were rescued after an airboat overturned in the Florida Everglades in western Miami-Dade when the operator, who was later arrested, made a sharp turn to see an alligator. NBC6’s Jamie Guirola reports

Multiple people were rescued after an airboat overturned in the Florida Everglades in western Miami-Dade. NBC6’s Jamie Guirola reports

A man was hospitalized Sunday after a crocodile bit him in the leg at Everglades National Park, officials said.

A man was hospitalized Sunday after a crocodile bit him in the leg at Everglades National Park, officials said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a huge step forward in the path to restore the Everglades. NBC6’s Steve Litz reports

Two people were killed after the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in the Florida Everglades near Broward County was discovered. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports

Two people were killed after the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in the Florida Everglades near Broward County was discovered Wednesday, officials said. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports.

Video shows a pilot getting rescued Tuesday hours after his small plane crashed in southwest Broward County. NBC6’s Heather Walker reports

A man has been rescued after his small plane crashed in Southwest Broward. Chopper 6 captured the small plane crashed in the Florida Everglades as a man stood on the wing requesting help.

The long-awaited new Flamingo Lodge is opening in Everglades National Park. NBC6’s Ari Odzer took a look inside

The Burmese python is best known in South Florida for destroying the Everglades — but what makes them such a threat?

McKayla Spencer from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission explains why Burmese pythons pose such a dangerous threat to Florida’s wildlife and environment — especially in the Everglades.

Floridians are encouraged to hunt pythons – you can win up to $10,000 as part of the FWC’s “Florida Python Challenge.”