A California ball python was captured at an In-N-Out Burger 50 miles from her home. While Florida has ball pythons, our challenge is dealing with the much larger Burmese pythons. Sometimes a mouse won ...

Though Burmese pythons can grow to over 20 feet in length, those captured in Florida are usually between six and 10 feet long ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge yielded 294 Burmese pythons, the most since the challenge began. Taylor Stanberry won the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for capturing 60 pythons. A total of 294 ...

Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species causing destruction in the Florida Everglades. The snakes have contributed to the decline of several small mammal populations. Estimates place the Burmese ...

The large snakes typically live in rainforests near streams, although they have been known to survive in a variety of habitats, such as grasslands, swamps and rocky foothills. In Florida, the FWC ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, originally from Southeast Asia and introduced through the pet trade. The non-venomous constrictors disrupt the ecosystem by preying on native ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual 10-day hunting competition encouraging participants to remove Burmese pythons from eight Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-managed lands in ...