Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, setting a state record. Her work shows ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem. Burmese pythons ...

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

Invasive Burmese pythons have established a large population in South Florida after being released as exotic pets. Colder weather limits the pythons' range, but there is evidence they may be adapting ...

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

The 198-pound python counts as the second heaviest ever found in Florida, the state says. It was caught by hunters Nov. 3 at Big Cypress National Preserve in southwest Florida. Facebook screengrab The ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that can be humanely killed on private property with landowner permission. Humane killing requires immediate loss of consciousness followed by brain ...

Burmese pythons pose a significant threat to the Florida Everglades, but scientists have come up with a clever new way to lure and trap them. Reading time 2 minutes Invasive Burmese pythons are a ...