Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes ...

Longest python caught in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge was recorded in the Novice category. Plus a look at some of the biggest snakes ever caught.

What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

Difficulty digesting large meals may limit where these temperature-sensitive snakes can call home — and that might be a good ...

South Florida Water Management District via AP; AP Photo/Lynne Sladky Robotic rabbits are being used by the South Florida Water Management District to lure invasive Burmese pythons out of hiding.

South Florida Water Management District's 2025 Python Elimination Program is helping to address the invasive snake population.

The South Florida Water Management District's 2025 Python Elimination Program is helping to address the invasive snake ...

Scientists discover new intestinal cells in Burmese pythons that completely dissolve bones, explaining why they never appear ...

"Sightings near urban areas have become more common." Firefighters respond after massive snakes are found where they don't ...

Officials are hopeful that the new process will preserve the state’s wildlife. Following the conclusion of its annual Python Hunting Challenge, which allows hunters to kill thousands of the invasive ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...