A nighttime search in Big Cypress National Preserve ended with hunters wrestling a Burmese python that stretched 19 feet. The ...

Florida biologists set a record removing 177 Burmese pythons totaling 8,080 pounds from the Everglades in one season, plus ...

The average female captured this season weighed roughly 95 pounds and carried about 70 eggs each.

"It's impossible to overstate how cryptic they are." ...

Burmese pythons are scarcely recorded in Lee County, but experts say the data is a faulty reflection of the invasive species' ...

NAPLES, Fla. — One of the most respected nonprofit environmental groups in Florida is celebrating a record-setting python hunting season. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida says it bagged more than ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida python team came across are massive female snake while conducting research in the field earlier this year.

Professional python hunter Carl Jackson recently caught a 202-pound python, the second heaviest ever recorded in Florida. Python bites are a common risk for hunters, and their teeth feel like needles ...

Over four tons of invasive Burmese pythons have been removed from Southwest Florida ecosystems during this breeding season. Here's how this remarkable achievement was accomplished and why it is so ...

Biologists at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida removed 8,080 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons from the outskirts of Naples in just six months. The haul — 177 snakes in total — beats their ...

Luckily, stopping even one breeding event can significantly reduce future snake numbers.

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge starts July 10. It is another opportunity for hunters to put a dent in the invasive Burmese python population and win some money while doing it. Whether you are a ...