Burmese pythons have been spreading across southern Florida for more than four decades, consuming native mammals at rates ...
Fresh footage from the South Florida Everglades is making scientists rethink just how formidable invasive Burmese pythons can ...
"Our partners have allowed us to trial these things that may sound a little crazy." ...
The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...
"Might as well honor their existence and admire their beauty." ...
Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and ...
In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.
The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...
Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...
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 ...
Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect native wildlife from the invasive species.
Today the dates will be announced for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. But who can forget 2025 when history was made?