According to NPR, scientists are using unusual tools to track and remove Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades. Ian Bartoszek, a wildlife biologist and science project manager at the Conservancy ...

The Conservancy’s python tracking team made the first capture of the breeding season with scout snake #118 “Snaquan” in November 2025, removing a 17-foot, 148 lb female python. Conservancy of ...

Biologists at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida removed 8,080 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons from the outskirts of Naples in just six months. The haul — 177 snakes in total — beats their ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

May 14 (UPI) --Police in Ohio said a report of "unwanted slithering" in a Westlake neighborhood resulted in the detention of a ball python. The Westlake Police Department said on social media that ...

Scientists in the Everglades are still working to outsmart Burmese pythons, one of the region's most destructive invaders. WLRN detailed how University of Florida researchers used radio-tagged "scout" ...

Xander Robin's fluorescent, stranger-than-fiction film follows a variety of American oddballs chasing grisly snake-hunting glory in the annual Florida Python Challenge. Where that doc series had the ...

Scientists discovered a way to lure invasive Burmese pythons that have upset Florida’s ecosystem, including the Everglades. According to a 2023 report by Southern Illinois University, in September ...

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 ...