Burmese pythons have been spreading across southern Florida for more than four decades, consuming native mammals at rates ...

"This is a South Florida problem that is rapidly turning into a Central Florida problem." ...

Fresh footage from the South Florida Everglades is making scientists rethink just how formidable invasive Burmese pythons can ...

"They're just so good at hunting, hiding, and surviving here." ...

The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and ...

Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect native wildlife from the invasive species.

Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums. Because opossums are one of the snakes' favorite prey, scientists discovered ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums.