Frigid temperatures have made their to Florida. Here's how the cold weather impacts the invasive Burmese python.

A hypothetical showdown between a reticulated python and a green anaconda reveals the anaconda as the likely victor. Despite ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species established across more than a thousand square miles of South Florida, including ...

They’re found in all sorts of places — in backyards, under a car in a driveway in Miami-Dade, crossing a housing development ...

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A conservation group in South Florida that’s working to reign in the state’s Burmese python problem announced a new milestone in those efforts Monday. After more than a decade of intensive efforts, ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has removed 20 tons of Burmese pythons from the western Everglades since 2013. The invasive pythons have decimated native wildlife, with at least 85 species ...

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...

Taylor Stanberry, a Naples native, won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, removing 60 Burmese pythons. The annual competition aims to control the invasive python population in Florida. This is the ...

These hunters couldn't just slither their way out of this one! In order to win a cash prize, they had to face a snake head-on. Hailing from the U.S. and Canada, more than 900 people participated in ...