In Photos: Scientists snag Everglades python eggs for invasive species research

See scientists wrangling the invasive snakes.

The Florida Python Challenge Is Back, and It’s Seeking Hunters to Kill Invasive Snakes for a $10,000 Grand Prize

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...
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What’s pushing these snakes toward extinction? UGA study points to causes.

A recent study has found a dangerous combination of fungus, parasites and other pathogens is posing a threat to the snake population in the Southeast.

Python hunters captured 8,000 pounds of snake. Meet their leader

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade.
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Fighting Florida's Invasive Python Problem One Step at a Time

Follow this section to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings A before and after shot of a python’s skin and P448’s shoes. Despite miles ...
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Invasive Burmese pythons keep spreading across South Florida, swallowing native wildlife

Burmese pythons have been spreading across southern Florida for more than four decades, consuming native mammals at rates ...

Win $10,000 for hunting giant Burmese pythons: Inside Florida's unusual annual snake hunt

A giant snake once kept as an exotic pet can become a serious ecological problem when it enters the wrong environment. In the ...

Florida has 6 native venomous snakes. Here's the list

Here’s a guide to identifying Florida’s six native, venomous snakes and some non-venomous snakes they resemble.

On the prowl for invasive pythons, researchers are interrupting snake orgies

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...