Q. Can Burmese pythons be kept as pets in Florida? BARTOSZKEK: It is currently prohibited for Burmese pythons to be kept as pets in Florida. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

As the Florida Python Challenge gets closer, let's take a look at the largest Burmese pythons caught in Florida.

Burmese pythons, native to South Asia, ... The pythons can consume meals equivalent to 100% of their body mass, have few natural predators, and can threaten pets and humans.

Florida Python Challenge, July 11-20, 2025, has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill ...

While Burmese pythons are native to Southeast Asia, the species was introduced to Florida in the 1970s and 1980s when thousands of the snakes were imported to be sold as exotic pets.

Burmese pythons – nonvenomous, but large enough to eat alligators and household pets – are moving north across Florida from the Everglades toward Georgia, taking out hundreds of native species ...

BARTOSZKEK: It is currently prohibited for Burmese pythons to be kept as pets in Florida. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission website on Feb. 25, ...

This pet is hiss-tory. A 13-foot Burmese python snake was relocated to a New York zoo after its owner admitted she was getting too big for him to care for.

Burmese pythons will be targeted by hunters for a 10-day period starting on July 11 in the annual Florida Python Challenge.

Burmese pythons are not native to Florida and destructive to its ecosystem. ... Native to Southeast Asia, many of the snakes came to the U.S. due to their popularity in the pet trade, ...

Burmese pythons, native to South Asia, are an invasive species in Florida, posing a threat to the ecosystem. The Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition, encourages hunters to remove ...