Catches like this can be a massive win toward slowing the spread of a problematic invasive species.

Hunters working across the Florida Everglades removed a record four tons of invasive Burmese pythons in a single coordinated ...

University of Florida researchers documented a surprising new threat to Burmese python eggs in the Everglades, adding to growing evidence that native wildlife is fighting back against the invasive ...

Still, scientists no longer consider complete eradication realistic.

In addition to the established Burmese python population in South Florida, a new population has been discovered in Charlotte ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set earlier this month. Between November 2025 and April 2026, researchers removed ...

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

Florida researchers fitted GPS-collared opossums to track Burmese pythons from the inside — and the hidden biology of this ...

Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts ...

Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science ...

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.