In Florida, hunters can kill pythons year-round, but a study says they're targeting the wrong ones

New research suggests Florida could better control its estimated 100,000 to 300,000 invasive Burmese pythons by targeting ...

New tool could help Burmese python hunters prioritize snakes for removal

A tool created by University of Florida researchers aims to guide invasive Burmese python removal by helping hunters ...

Native Florida rodent could go extinct, thanks to Burmese python

Within the next couple of decades, the Key Largo woodrat could go extinct if the Burmese python population continues as is, a ...

Florida releases 16-foot, 147.9-pound Burmese python in drone experiment: How US scientists hope to track invasive snakes across the Everglades

USGS researchers are testing drones to track Burmese pythons in Florida's Everglades. A 16-foot, 147.9-pound radio-tagged ...

Florida pays this retired US Army veteran $18 an hour to hunt Burmese pythons in the Everglades, a job he has done for 11 years, but finding one is never guaranteed

A retired US Army veteran has spent 11 years hunting invasive Burmese pythons in Florida’s Everglades, earning hourly pay ...

Florida scientists tracked 142 invasive Burmese pythons for 20 years and found that all four expelled tracking devices came from pregnant females

Burmese pythons’, the research found that all four expulsions involved gravid females with intramuscularly implanted ...

Researchers release a 16ft and 150-pound female Burmese python into the Greater Everglades to test a technology that might help remove snakes of her own species

Researchers at the US Geological Survey have released a radio-tagged Burmese python into the Everglades. This experiment aims ...

Forrest Galante, wildlife expert, on invasive species in the U.S.: “The Burmese python problem really is out of control in Florida”

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

Free pizza for dead pythons becomes an unlikely Everglades weapon

A Florida man is offering free pizza for every dead snake people turn in as a way to support the fight against invasive species in the Florida Everglades. In an EcoBits (@EcoBits) YouTube video, host ...
Miami Herald

Everglades hunter wins $10,000 after capturing 96 invasive pythons in 10 days

Thomas Rahill captured 96 invasive Burmese pythons to win the grand prize in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. FWC After spending 10 days trekking through the Everglades, Thomas Rahill captured 96 ...
USA Today

There's an invasive Burmese python in my backyard. Now what do I do?

Burmese pythons are an invasive species causing significant harm to the South Florida ecosystem. The annual Florida Python Challenge encourages hunters to help control the growing python population.