"This is a South Florida problem that is rapidly turning into a Central Florida problem." ...
"They're just so good at hunting, hiding, and surviving here." ...
Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.
The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...
Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...
When an invasive species alters that system, the effects can extend far beyond the food chain.
Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and ...
Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect native wildlife from the invasive species.
In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.
Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums.
Burmese pythons, one of the state's most fearsome invasive species, have been an established presence in the Everglades for more the 25 years. Scientists thought for years salty water, predators, ...
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 ...