Florida’s Everglades is in crisis as the invasive Burmese python emerges as a new apex predator. These large constrictors ...

In Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve, researchers documented a Burmese python regurgitating a deer due to a cold snap, ...

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

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.

There have been no human deaths from wild-living Burmese pythons in Florida. And while python attacks on humans are unlikely, they're not impossible. Per USGS, "In suburban areas and parks in Florida ...

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

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

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey. Pythons can eat prey over 100% of their body mass, including deer and bobcats. Just ...

Taylor Stanberry won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, removing 60 Burmese pythons from the Everglades and securing a $10,000 prize. Outperforming 934 participants, she contributed to a record 294 ...

They’re running out of food,” an officer explained that the invasive species decimated the local small mammal population.

A 14-foot Burmese python has been captured in South Florida. The invasive species of snake generally average a length of 6 to 9 feet.