Burmese pythons have been spreading across southern Florida for more than four decades, consuming native mammals at rates ...

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 ...

Nearly 200 Burmese pythons were removed from the Everglades in South Florida in August as part of an annual competition to eradicate the invasive species from the ecosystem. This year’s Florida Python ...

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

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

Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts ...

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

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

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida and can be humanely killed on private property with landowner permission, following firearm regulations. Humane killing requires immediate loss of ...

While conducting a study about ecological impacts of invasive pythons in Florida, researchers with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida found a nearly 15-foot-long Burmese python had swallowed a ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem. Burmese pythons ...