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

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

Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, holds a female python during a research trip ...

Brandon Welty eased his airboat named “Python Patrol” onto the rocky edge of a man-made island carved from the spoil of a ...

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

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

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

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

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

Four tons of invasive Burmese pythons were removed from South Florida ecosystems during the latest breeding season, setting a record.

The Florida Python Challenge begins July 10 and gives participants the opportunity to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades while raising awareness about the threat posed by the ...

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive creatures.