Florida alligators are opportunistic feeders with a wide-ranging diet. Invasive Burmese pythons are on the gator menu.

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the landscape.

Burmese pythons, one of the state's most fearsome invasive species, have been an established presence in the Everglades for more the 25 years. Scientists thought for years salty water, predators, ...

Native scavengers may be exploiting Burmese python nests to their benefit but it's unclear how often it is happening.