Ecologists have come up with a new solution in South Florida’s ongoing work to remove invasive Burmese pythons.

Tom Rahill spent months mapping out a strategy for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, his ADHD fueled genius making calculations for the drought, the competitors and the calendar in his scheme. For ...

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?

Florida’s southern wetlands have been overtaken by a predator that does not belong there. Burmese pythons, native to Southeast Asia, have established a breeding population across the Everglades so ...

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 ...

Not every Burmese python has the same potential impact on population growth, and researchers analysed whether demographic ...

A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest Burmese python ever captured in Florida, officials said. The female python weighed in at 215 pounds (98 kilograms), was nearly 18 feet long (5 ...

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

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. Tom Rahill won the $10,000 grand prize for removing 96 pythons. The longest python caught during the ...

Invasive Burmese Pythons are a great threat to Florida's native species — so much so that the state employs qualified contractors to help hunt them.