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

Florida researchers fitted GPS-collared opossums to track Burmese pythons from the inside — and the hidden biology of this ...

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

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

Still, scientists no longer consider complete eradication realistic.

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

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

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

Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect native wildlife from the invasive species.

Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums. Because opossums are one of the snakes' favorite prey, scientists discovered ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced the return of the Florida Python Challenge. This is a ten ...

As python hunters head out into the Everglades for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, many of them will feel the bite of the invasive snake.