Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

Brandon Welty eased his airboat named “Python Patrol” onto the rocky edge of a man-made island carved from the spoil of a ...

Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, holds a female python during a research trip ...

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

Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts ...

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

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

Four tons of invasive Burmese pythons were removed from South Florida ecosystems during the latest breeding season, setting a record.