Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

For months, he and his team had watched the snake using a transmitter and a trail camera. “I’m just kind of following this ...

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

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...

"Our partners have allowed us to trial these things that may sound a little crazy." ...

"It feels like a lot of little needles going into your hand and then tearing through the skin." ...

Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts ...

A Florida cyclist who stopped to capture an invasive Burmese python in Everglades National Park found himself facing a fine ...

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

Researchers captured 177 invasive Burmese pythons and removed more than 4,100 eggs during a single breeding season in Southwest Florida.

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