Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

"Our partners have allowed us to trial these things that may sound a little crazy." ...

Burmese pythons have been spreading across southern Florida for more than four decades, consuming native mammals at rates ...

A Florida cyclist who stopped to capture an invasive Burmese python in Everglades National Park found himself facing a fine ...

Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...

Tens of thousands of people are expected to watch Fourth of July fireworks at and around Navy Pier Saturday as the city ...

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

The Conservancy’s python tracking team made the first capture of the breeding season with scout snake #118 “Snaquan” in November 2025, removing a 17-foot, 148 lb female python. Conservancy of ...

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. USA TODAY Florida scientists have found an unlikely weapon in their fight against invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: ...