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

University of Florida researchers documented a surprising new threat to Burmese python eggs in the Everglades, adding to growing evidence that native wildlife is fighting back against the invasive ...

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

Still, scientists no longer consider complete eradication realistic.

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 ...

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

Trained chef Valerie Claunch has prepared Burmese python three ways including in a curry and with mojo seasoning. Read the ...

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

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

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

Tens of thousands of people are expected to watch Fourth of July fireworks at and around Navy Pier Saturday as the city ...

BetOnline is allowing users to bet on the outcome of the Florida Python Challenge. Is that legal?