The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...

"This is a South Florida problem that is rapidly turning into a Central Florida problem." ...

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

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

Florida's python problem is getting fresh attention because after some of the massive snakes are taken from the Everglades, ...

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

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.

Burmese pythons have already earned a reputation as one of Florida's most destructive invasive species, wiping out populations of native mammals and disrupting ecosystems across the Everglades. But ...

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

Crayfish and amphibians are vanishing as a stealth invader spreads statewide, raising alarms about cascading losses across fragile wetland ecosystems.

A Florida man was fined $180 for capturing an invasive 8-foot Burmese python in Everglades National Park. While python removal is encouraged in much of Florida, a permit is required to handle wildlife ...

Biologists at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida removed 8,080 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons from the outskirts of Naples in just six months. The haul — 177 snakes in total — beats their ...