"Might as well honor their existence and admire their beauty." ...

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

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

Still, scientists no longer consider complete eradication realistic.

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

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 ...

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.

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...

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 ...

As python hunters head out into the Everglades for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, many of them will feel the bite of the invasive snake.