Florida Python Challenge To combat the Burmese python, one of the region's most destructive invasive species, Florida is once ...

When an invasive species alters that system, the effects can extend far beyond the food chain.

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.

University of Florida researchers documented a surprising new threat to Burmese python eggs in the Everglades, adding to growing evidence that native wildlife is fighting back against the invasive ...

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

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect ...

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

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says ...

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

The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida — 17 feet, 7 inches long and 164½ pounds — was found in Everglades National Park, the University of Florida announced Monday. The snake was pregnant ...

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials announced today. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will begin at 12:01 a.m. on ...