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

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

A record-breaking result from Florida's annual python hunt is drawing attention — but for a sobering reason. Even after 294 Burmese pythons were removed in just 10 days, experts ...

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

Florida's python problem is getting fresh attention because after some of the massive snakes are taken from the Everglades, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Florida's fight against Burmese pythons in the Everglades may have passed the point of a realistic endgame, ...

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

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

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity.

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

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 ...

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.