During the season, the team captured 177 invasive Burmese pythons with a combined weight of 8,080 pounds. Captured females ...

University of Florida researchers documented a surprising new threat to Burmese python eggs in the Everglades, adding to ...

Native scavengers may be exploiting Burmese python nests to their benefit but it's unclear how often it is happening.

In the chronicles of the natural world, Harriet is an evolutionary success story. For Florida, the nearly 13-foot-long Burmese python is an ecological nightmare. Called the “most interesting Burmese ...

A nearly 13-foot Burmese python in Florida is forcing scientists to rethink how quickly the invasive species can multiply.

One of the most respected nonprofit environmental groups in Florida is celebrating a record-setting python hunting season.

Burmese pythons – destructive invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida – are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native ...

Pythons are not the easiest animals to find. This well camouflaged and secretive species is able to blend perfectly into the environment. Detection rates for pythons are low, and on average it takes ...

Ten days before Christmas, a distraught South Florida homeowner called Michael Ronquillo about a snake in her neighbor’s yard. Ronquillo, owner of Humane Iguana Control, assumed it was a harmless ...

The water management district began its landmark python hunting program in 2017. Hunters generally earn an hourly rate of $13.

Alligator mating season occurs in May and June, leading to increased activity and potential sightings. Alligators in Florida are opportunistic feeders, and known to occasionally prey on invasive ...