Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during breeding season on March 11, 2026 in the interior of the northern Everglades. Ashley Miznazi [email protected]

These snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a dime.

Invasive Burmese pythons have slithered to a new location in South Florida, establishing a colony outside the previously established core range, according to wildlife officials. Historically, Burmese python populations in South Florida were centered in Everglades National Park in Miami-Dade County,

"This is what some people’s nightmares are made of."

Experts believe the snakes may be dispersing from the Everglades as their population grows, using connected waterways as highways. While not considered an overwhelming threat to humans, pythons can prey on pets like cats and small dogs. Ten days before ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan Africa. Ball pythons are among the most popular snakes ...

"We're more than happy to have [them]. We coexist with our wildlife."