Burmese pythons in Florida. The invasive snakes number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc and destruction across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades region ecosystem. Native to ...

At least 25 Burmese pythons have been spotted along the Treasure Coast since 2004, with many more likely slithering around undetected or unreported. The semi-aquatic snakes have established a ...

Recently, a python was found tucked inside the engine compartment of a tractor-trailer parked near a Miami residence The nonvenomous constrictor snakes are native to South Asia, but since being ...

Burmese pythons may be the most destructive foreign animal in Florida Everglades history. The invasive snake was first recorded in the Everglades National Park in 1979 and quickly put a stranglehold ...

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 ...

Thousands of invasive Burmese pythons are spread out across more than a thousand square miles of South Florida. The first record of a Burmese python in the Everglades was in 1979. Since then, they've ...

One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an invasive species in ...

There have been at least 25 documented sightings of Burmese pythons on the Treasure Coast since 2004, and countless more of the invasive snakes likely have lurked undetected or unreported. Scientists ...

The origins of Florida’s python crisis lie in the exotic pet trade of the 1980s and 1990s. These snakes were initially sold as pets but were frequently abandoned in the wild once they outgrew their ...

“Pythons disrupt food webs, altering predator-prey dynamics and reducing populations of key native species,” Alex Romer, a study co-author and a quantitative ecologist at UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale ...

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 ...