Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

Burmese pythons have been spreading across southern Florida for more than four decades, consuming native mammals at rates ...

Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, holds a female python during a research trip ...

Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

Brandon Welty eased his airboat named “Python Patrol” onto the rocky edge of a man-made island carved from the spoil of a ...

Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts ...

Researchers working in Collier County, Florida, removed 8,080 pounds of Burmese pythons in a concentrated removal effort that ...

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

Four tons of invasive Burmese pythons were removed from South Florida ecosystems during the latest breeding season, setting a record.

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive creatures.