Four tons of invasive pythons have been removed from Southwest Florida. As part of its Burmese python research and removal efforts this season, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida removed nearly 200 ...

Two Sanford police officers responded to an unusual call on June 22 after a large ball python was discovered inside an ...

Vultures raiding a Burmese python nest in Broward County might sound like classic Florida weirdness, but University of Florida researchers said the discovery marks the first documented case of native ...

Density estimates of two endangered rodent subspecies, endemic to Key Largo, Florida, USA. These findings illustrate the contrasting dynamics of two native species associated with the prevalence of ...

Pythons are not the easiest animals to find. This well camouflaged and secretive species is able to blend perfectly into the environment. Detection rates for pythons are low, and on average it takes ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Florida Python Challenge is returning this summer, giving participants a chance to win a share of $25,000 in prizes while helping protect the ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

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Scientists in Florida have found an unexpected tool in the fight against invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums wearing GPS collars. When a python eats a collared opossum, the tracking ...

Wildlife researchers have found an unconventional way to help control invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades – by using one of the snakes’ favorite prey. Opossums are a key food source for ...