Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science ...

Catches like this can be a massive win toward slowing the spread of a problematic invasive species.

Still, scientists no longer consider complete eradication realistic.

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.

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

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

A study found 25 seed types in python guts and 73 types in tegus, including both native and invasive plants. The reptiles may be effectively spreading native plant seeds, complicating their role in ...

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge starts July 10. It is another opportunity for hunters to put a dent in the invasive Burmese python population and win some money while doing it. Whether you are a ...