"They're just so good at hunting, hiding, and surviving here." ...
The annual 10-day conservation competition is focused on removing invasive Burmese pythons from public lands in South Florida.
On a sunny Saturday afternoon in late October, an apex predator slithered through the un-mowed grass of an East Central Florida canal bank. The 12-foot-long Burmese python soaked in the sun's rays as ...
Long-term tracking shows a Burmese python is rewriting assumptions about breeding, giving new intel for Florida's battle against the invasive snake.
Crayfish and amphibians are vanishing as a stealth invader spreads statewide, raising alarms about cascading losses across ...
A Florida python hunter captured a 202-pound female Burmese python in the Everglades. The captured snake is the second heaviest on record in Florida, measuring 16 feet, 10 inches long. Burmese pythons ...
The winter freeze didn't dim the Burmese python population in Florida but the drought may mean new challenges to hunters in ...
The invasive snakes are excellent swimmers and can hold their breath for up to 30 minutes. Pythons may increasingly be found in residential backyards and urban areas adjacent to these waterways.