One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an invasive species in ...

If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

There are dozens of snake species in Florida. The type of snake people encounter depends on the habitat nearby. Florida is home to both massive, invasive snakes and small, yet deadly, species. Living ...

Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.

MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. IF ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS CALLED YOU AND SAID HELP, THERE’S A BURMESE PYTHON IN MY YARD, WOULD YOU BELIEVE THEM? NOPE ...

In the U.S., there are roughly thirty species of venomous snakes, most of them rattlesnakes. Most people will never have a ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge aims to remove invasive Burmese pythons, which pose a threat to the Everglades ecosystem. While Burmese pythons are not venomous, their bites can be painful and cause ...