The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission launched its first ever "Python Challenge." More than 800 hunters have registered for the month-long competition aimed at harvesting Burmese ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has once again warned people on the effects of invasive Burmese pythons in the everglades ecosystem. This came after a python was photographed ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke on the historic success of removing nearly 300 invasive pythons in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The non-Florida native Burmese Python preys on native mammals, birds and ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced this week that the state is ridding the Everglades of invasive pythons by partnering with a company that turns the reptiles into accessories, including ...

The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida — 17 feet, 7 inches long and 164½ pounds — was found in Everglades National Park, the University of Florida announced Monday. The snake was pregnant ...

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Deer, raccoons, possums and fox once flocked the area of the Everglades National Park in south Florida. Nowadays, you’re lucky if you spot one mammal in the area, according to wildlife experts. Who’s ...

Flanked by a huge writhing snake, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday that the annual prize-winning hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades will begin Aug. 5. People must ...