The state record for heaviest python caught is a 215-pound beast caught in 2022. The invasive snake, a colossal female, was caught by Conservancy of Southwest Florida biologists in the Everglades. It ...

Within the next couple of decades, the Key Largo woodrat could go extinct if the Burmese python population continues as is, a ...

Less than 3% of all snake sightings involved climbing trees, according to USGS.

A python can vanish into grass, brush, or water almost immediately.

A tool created by University of Florida researchers aims to guide Burmese python removal efforts by helping hunters prioritize snakes for capture.

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

In the days before Christmas 2025, biologist Ian Easterling looked like he was enjoying a festive stroll through the swampy ...

One of the most respected nonprofit environmental groups in Florida is celebrating a record-setting python hunting season.

Florida's Everglades is facing an ecological challenge from one of its most notorious invasive predators, the giant Burmese ...

As another python hunting year winds down in Florida, it will be a tall order for any hunter to top Carl Jackson's near-record catch in January.

More than 900 participants helped remove 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, according to the FWC. Tom Rahill won the grand prize of $10,000 by ...