Burmese pythons spread beyond the Everglades as Florida's Python Challenge begins, offering $25,000 in prizes.

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...

These snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set earlier this month. Between November 2025 and April 2026, researchers removed ...

In Palm Beach County, 69 Burmese pythons have been captured since 2006, according to the Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System, or EDDMapS. In addition, four have been found dead, and 24 ...

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

More than 200 of the invasive pythons were removed from South Florida during last year's hunt, according to the FWC.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, originally introduced through the pet trade. While not venomous, a bite from a Burmese python can be painful and cause significant bleeding. Florida ...

Burmese pythons are expanding their territory north along Florida's Gulf Coast, with sightings becoming more frequent in areas beyond the Everglades. Wade Gardener recently captured one of these ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews recorded video as they responded to two recent calls about invasive Burmese pythons. The first incident occurred Saturday morning and involved a ...