Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, setting a state record. Her work shows ...

Unexpected python trackers: Scientists found that tracking devices on raccoons and opossums can lead to pythons that consumed them, creating a new capture method. Ecosystem at stake: Burmese pythons, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a ...

Burmese pythons pose a significant threat to the Florida Everglades, but scientists have come up with a clever new way to lure and trap them. Reading time 2 minutes Invasive Burmese pythons are a ...

Invasive Burmese pythons have established a large population in South Florida after being released as exotic pets. Colder weather limits the pythons' range, but there is evidence they may be adapting ...

Participants of the 2022 Florida Python Challenge captured a total of 231 invasive pythons during the ten-day competition. FWC photo by Andy Wraithmell via Flickr under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem. Burmese pythons ...

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. James Hager holds an 8-foot-long Burmese python he found along U.S. 1 in Key Largo. Florida Sheriff's Association The effort to eliminate invasive Burmese pythons ...