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.

Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, setting a state record. Her work shows ...

According to the Bible, the world’s first con man was a snake. It deceived Adam and Eve, leading them to commit the first sin ...

The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...

He cooks three dangerous swamp animals into one wild cheeseburger: an 11-foot alligator with a 3,000-pound bite force, a 10-foot invasive python with extremely lean meat, and a wild iguana that tries ...

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.

The countdown is official underway for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the South Florida Water Management District announced in May the ...

Invasive tegu lizards are spreading across Florida. Officials warn residents not to capture these five-foot reptiles.

Florida is experiencing extreme heat, with heat index values expected to reach the mid-100s. Pet owners should know the ...

Saharan dust is sweeping into Florida, bringing extreme heat, near-zero rain chances and a pause in hurricane activity.

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 ...