The South Florida Water Management District's new incentive program seems to be working with nearly 100 snakes eliminated so ...

The invasive Burmese pythons plaguing Florida have an almost supernatural ability to absorb skeletons and scientists say they ...

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

Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons.

The Burmese python isn’t P448’s first foray into the use of invasive leathers; in addition to their sneakers made with the skins of Lionfish, invasive to the Florida Keys, they have also used ...

The battle against the invasive Burmese python by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida reached a milestone after a record removal season. The removal season coincides with the breeding season of ...

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 ...

Amy Siewe, a professional python hunter, inspects dyed skins of Florida's invasive Burmese python species at her home in Naples, Florida, U.S. June 6, 2025.

Burmese pythons — large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes — are native to South Asia, but since they were introduced to Florida, they have become one of the most destructive invasive species the ...

Throughout the yearly python challenges, more than 1,100 of the invasive snakes have been removed. Last year’s challenge alone removed 195 invasive Burmese pythons.

Florida’s most well-known invasive is the Burmese python, which arrived in Florida via the exotic pet trade. The snakes have decimated ecosystems, mostly in South Florida, ...

June's winner, Matt Kogo, captured 13 pythons. This brings the total for 2025 to 95 pythons eliminated. Photos: Winners for python incentive program ...