Burmese pythons have been spreading across southern Florida for more than four decades, consuming native mammals at rates ...
"Our partners have allowed us to trial these things that may sound a little crazy." ...
"Might as well honor their existence and admire their beauty." ...
Fresh footage from the South Florida Everglades is making scientists rethink just how formidable invasive Burmese pythons can ...
The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...
In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.
Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect native wildlife from the invasive species.
When an invasive species alters that system, the effects can extend far beyond the food chain.
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.
As python hunters head out into the Everglades for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, many of them will feel the bite of the invasive snake.
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 ...