Invasive Burmese pythons have decimated native species in Florida. The state pays 100 contractors to hunt the pythons, which are cryptic and hard to locate. "It's not the pythons' fault that they're ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims to raise public awareness about the threat invasive species pose to the ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The last stronghold of the northern Florida Everglades – a sprawling scruff of emerald in western Palm Beach County – had its first reported invasive python sightings this fall ...

Invasive snakes pose a significant threat to US ecosystems, disrupting wildlife balance and altering food webs. Species like the Burmese python in Florida, brown tree snake in Guam, and boa ...

Burmese pythons, a non-native snake, has proliferated across more than a thousand square miles of South Florida.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share ...

More than 800 competitors will be trudging through the Florida Everglades for the next eight days, in search of invasive Burmese pythons that will bring in thousands of dollars in prize money. The ...

In Rotonda West, a Charlotte County resident came across a massive Burmese python measuring around 12 feet long Tuesday night. The enormous snake was sprawled halfway across Medalist Drive when it was ...

Dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day event aimed at removing invasive Burmese pythons, have been announced ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share ...

Invasive species are among the most significant threats to the United States’ native wildlife, biodiversity, and fragile ecosystems. Defined as non-native organisms that cause environmental, economic, ...