Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

Florida has spent decades trying to reduce python numbers through organized removal programs, public hunts, and contractor ...

Invasive Burmese pythons have slithered to a new location in South Florida, establishing a colony outside the previously ...

Burmese pythons, considered to be "prohibited" invasive predators in Florida, are negatively impact native wildlife Conservancy of Southwest Florida Four tons of Burmese pythons were removed from a ...

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. USA TODAY Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: ...

Vultures raiding a Burmese python nest in Broward County might sound like classic Florida weirdness, but University of Florida researchers said the discovery marks the first documented case of native ...

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...

The snake may have been an escaped pet or one that was intentionally released.

Wildlife researchers have found an unconventional way to help control invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades – by using one of the snakes’ favorite prey. Opossums are a key food source for ...

Experts believe the snakes may be dispersing from the Everglades as their population grows, using connected waterways as highways. While not considered an overwhelming threat to humans, pythons can ...

Two Sanford police officers responded to an unusual call on June 22 after a large ball python was discovered inside an ...

Four tons of invasive pythons have been removed from Southwest Florida. As part of its Burmese python research and removal efforts this season, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida removed nearly 200 ...