Within the next couple of decades, the Key Largo woodrat could go extinct if the Burmese python population continues as is, a ...

The state record for heaviest python caught is a 215-pound beast caught in 2022. The invasive snake, a colossal female, was caught by Conservancy of Southwest Florida biologists in the Everglades. It ...

New research suggests Florida could better control its estimated 100,000 to 300,000 invasive Burmese pythons by targeting specific snakes rather than focusing on total removals, possibly reshaping ...

Less than 3% of all snake sightings involved climbing trees, according to USGS.

Contracted hunters eliminated 181 invasive pythons in South Florida during a recent competition. Brian Hargrove was the overall winner, removing 37 pythons and earning a $600 bonus. Contracted python ...

Florida's Everglades is facing an ecological challenge from one of its most notorious invasive predators, the giant Burmese ...

A tool created by University of Florida researchers aims to guide Burmese python removal efforts by helping hunters ...

During Diwali, a truck driver was positively surprised to receive gifts and a bonus from his employer, celebrating an ...

As another python hunting year winds down in Florida, it will be a tall order for any hunter to top Carl Jackson's near-record catch in January.

More than 900 participants helped remove 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, according to the FWC. Tom Rahill won the grand prize of $10,000 by ...

A 202-pound Burmese python caught in January is the heaviest captured in Florida so far this year. The heaviest python ever caught in Florida weighed 215 pounds and was captured in 2022. At least 56 ...