The Burmese python — an apex predator that can grow over 18 feet long and eat animals larger than itself — has decimated native wildlife throughout much of South Florida. Its presence is directly linked to plummeting populations of small mammals and birds across vast stretches of the Everglades.

On June 7 in Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi, residents captured a 24ft python near a village well. Rivan spotted the massive snake while drawing water and alerted his neighbors for help. The snake was safely restrained without injuries,

Three hunters captured a 16-foot-long, 105-pound python in the Everglades just as they were returning home after a night of searching for the enormous invasive snakes that have become a scourge in South Florida.

Conservancy biologist Ian Bartoszek demonstrates safe solo python capture techniques for a Conservancy intern on a 17-foot, 153-pound female Burmese python.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida removed a record amount of invasive Burmese pythons from the wilderness areas this year. They found the big females by tracking males hoping to mate with them.

However, if you ever need to know how to safely capture a python without hurting yourself or the animal, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has you covered. When trying to ...

In the 2024 challenge, the person or team that killed the most pythons got $2,500, and $1,000 went to the person or team that killed the longest python. But some hunters capture the snakes year-round.