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

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." ...

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

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.

Case dismissed, but fight spotlights clash between aggressive invasive species threat and federal park rules on handling ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

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

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 ...

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.