A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.

Hunters working across the Florida Everglades removed a record four tons of invasive Burmese pythons in a single coordinated ...

Burmese pythons have been spreading across southern Florida for more than four decades, consuming native mammals at rates ...

To target one of Florida's most destructive invasive animals, researchers will be deploying realistic "robo-bunny" decoys ...

Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...

Burmese pythons are invasive in South Florida and have been linked to steep declines in native animals across the Greater ...

A Miami man was fined for wrangling an invasive python in Everglades National Park without a permit. The man's citation was later dismissed in court because it was improperly written. Killing Burmese ...

The Conservancy’s python tracking team made the first capture of the breeding season with scout snake #118 “Snaquan” in November 2025, removing a 17-foot, 148 lb female python. Conservancy of ...

The reptiles, native to Southeast Asia, are considered an invasive species, and state law requires them to be euthanized after capture Lexi Lane is a weekend banking writer at PEOPLE. She first joined ...

Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition that offers participants a shot at $25,000 in prizes for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. The ...

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 ...