Less than 3% of all snake sightings involved climbing trees, according to USGS.

MaxTheMeatGuy explains how Burmese pythons arrived in Florida via the exotic pet trade and how Hurricane Andrew helped ...

The state record for heaviest python caught is a 215-pound beast caught in 2022. The invasive snake, a colossal female, was caught by Conservancy of Southwest Florida biologists in the Everglades. It ...

Florida's Everglades is facing an ecological challenge from one of its most notorious invasive predators, the giant Burmese ...

The invasive Burmese python is wreaking havoc with the ecosystem in southern parts of Florida. The state has enlisted hunters to try to help eradicate the menacing snakes, and the 2026 Python ...

As another python hunting year winds down in Florida, it will be a tall order for any hunter to top Carl Jackson's near-record catch in January.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, originally introduced through the pet trade. Florida officials advise reporting python sightings and permit the humane killing of the snakes on ...

A giant Burmese python in Florida could potentially swallow a deer weighing more than 120 pounds, according to a study that found the invasive snakes can eat larger prey than scientists once believed.

Conservancy of Southwest Florida wildlife biologist Ian Bartoszek recently presented at the inaugural World Congress of ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, holds a Burmese python at a media event, Thursday, June 16, 2022, where he announced that registration for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge has opened for the ...

A snake wrangler from South Florida has captured the largest Reticulated Python ever caught and measured in Puerto Rico where these invasive snakes have ...