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

"This is a South Florida problem that is rapidly turning into a Central Florida problem." ...

Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, setting a state record. Her work shows ...

The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...

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

Back in January, Burmese python hunter Carl Jackson caught one of the heaviest pythons on record in Florida. His catch, a 16-foot, 10-inch female python hiding in the Big Cypress National Preserve, ...

Florida’s long fight against invasive Burmese pythons just reached a record that feels both encouraging and unsettling. During the latest breeding season, biologists and volunteers with the ...

Researcher Melissa Miller tracks pythons and other invasive reptiles to help resource managers control their populations. New technologies like AI-powered traps are being tested to help manage ...

District Attorney Fani Willis improperly hired an alleged romantic partner to prosecute Donald Trump and financially benefited from their relationship, according to a court motion filed Monday which ...