If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

Editor's note: This story, from the Palm Beach Post archives, was originally published in 2017. The 2025 Florida Python Challenge is going on now through July. 11. Burmese pythons have become their ...

There are many deadly animals in Florida, the Everglades. Facts on dangerous animals in Florida: Alligators, sharks, panthers, snakes, spiders, pythons.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, causing significant declines in native small mammal populations. Originally introduced through the pet trade, the wild python population in the ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...

FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. CONTROLLING THE PYTHON POPULATION HERE IN FLORIDA, GOVERNOR DESANTIS SPOKE IN STUART TODAY ABOUT SOME NEW ACTIONS THE STATE PLANS TO TAKE TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF ...

Three Burmese pythons were recently found at Florida homes, including one discovered inside a truck engine. While pythons generally avoid urban areas, they are known to inhabit nearby environments, ...

Ian Easterling, a biologist with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, captured a 153-pound female Burmese python, one of the largest caught in Florida in 2025. Conservancy of Southwest ...