Florida Python Challenge To combat the Burmese python, one of the region's most destructive invasive species, Florida is once ...

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.

When an invasive species alters that system, the effects can extend far beyond the food chain.

The Burmese python does not belong in the Florida Everglades. The invasive species eating its way through the Everglades is native to India, lower China, and some islands of the East Indies. At some ...

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

Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect ...

As Florida gets ready for its annual Python Challenge in the Everglades, a less publicized effort by field biologists is also ...

Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials announced today. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will begin at 12:01 a.m. on ...

Learn about the Burmese python problem in South Florida, and about an innovative initiative that relies on robotic rabbits that look and smell like the real thing — at least from the perspective of a ...

As python hunters head out into the Everglades for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, many of them will feel the bite of the invasive snake.