In a state where around 100 contractors remove pythons all year round, letting one go looks like a mistake. It is how ...

New research suggests Florida could better control its estimated 100,000 to 300,000 invasive Burmese pythons by targeting ...

A nighttime journey through the Everglades national park leads to unexpected wildlife discoveries as the wildlife handler ...

The hatchling-heavy count hints at a bigger trend in the Everglades: Burmese pythons are still spreading and reproducing. That helps explain why Florida crews are putting more focus on nests, eggs, ...

A retired US Army veteran has spent 11 years hunting invasive Burmese pythons in Florida’s Everglades, earning hourly pay ...

A retired US Army veteran has spent 11 years tracking invasive Burmese pythons through Florida’s Everglades, where a single ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades, and the challenge is part of initiative to remove them The winner of this year’s annual Florida Python Challenge hunted down and eliminated ...

A quantitative ecologist is bringing machine learning to Florida's battle against the Burmese python - math versus an invasive ambush predator that has so far flouted other control methods.

We spent the night deep in the Florida Everglades alongside hunters competing in the state's annual Python Challenge—and discovered just how tough it is to find one of these invasive snakes. From ...

It's been more than three years since the record for longest python ever caught in Florida was set. Could there be longer pythons out there?

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

A 202-pound Burmese python caught in January 2026 is the heaviest captured in Florida so far this year. This python is the second heaviest ever caught in the state, with the record being a 215-pound ...