During the season, the team captured 177 invasive Burmese pythons with a combined weight of 8,080 pounds. Captured females ...

The annual hunt returns to the Everglades as officials step up efforts to control one of Florida’s most destructive invasive species.

Expert at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida topped their own record for the most tonnage of Burmese python removed from ...

A new study finds that invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida can open their jaws even wider than researchers previously ...

Florida scientists have found an unlikely weapon in their fight against invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums fitted with GPS collars. The strategy relies on a grim fact of life in the ...

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 ...

Florida is known nationwide for boasting a myriad of eclectic residents, diverse environments and sometimes intimidating wildlife. But gators aren't the only massive reptile to look out for in the ...

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. USA TODAY Florida scientists have found an unlikely weapon in their fight against invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: ...