A wild encounter where two local police officers had to wrangle a certain slippery suspect has proven there is never a dull moment while patrolling in the Far North.

Pythons can tolerate saltwater and freshwater and have been observed swimming in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.

Scientist on Burmese pythons: 'removing over 24 tons of python locally feels like a dent to me, but I’m biased.' ...