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

When invasive predators grow this large, they can alter entire food webs.

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

Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for ...

University of Florida researchers documented a surprising new threat to Burmese python eggs in the Everglades, adding to growing evidence that native wildlife is fighting back against the invasive ...

The June winners of the South Florida Water Management District python elimination program raked in snakes and money.

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set earlier this month. Between November 2025 and April 2026, researchers removed ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...

This year’s event, hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water ...

This Instagram post of a Burmese python eating a 77-pound white-tailed deer is quite horrifying. It teaches us a lot about the power of these incredible but invasive reptiles. At the same time, it ...

The situation is dire from an ecological perspective. For years, hunters, hikers and others have for years reported that mammals were declining.

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.