Participants will compete July 10-19 to help remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades and raise awareness about invasive ...

The season’s largest female python weighed 153 pounds and measured 17 feet long. As a result of their work, researchers ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Researchers captured 177 invasive Burmese pythons and removed more than 4,100 eggs during a single breeding season in Southwest Florida.

The average weight of removed female pythons was 95 pounds, with the largest female captured this season weighing 153 pounds ...

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. USA TODAY Florida scientists have found an unlikely weapon in their fight against invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: ...

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

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

Florida's battle against invasive Burmese pythons has seen a significant victory. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida reported its most successful season, removing a record 177 snakes weighing over 8 ...