The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida — 17 feet, 7 inches long and 164½ pounds — was found in Everglades National Park, the University of Florida announced Monday. The snake was pregnant ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Southwest Florida biologists wrangled the largest Burmese python yet to be captured in the state of Florida. A team of three hauled it from the Picayune Strand State Forest to the ...

Scientists at the University of Florida say the 160-pound, 17-foot-long Burmese python found in the Everglades last week is the largest one ever seen in the state, and more evidence that the ...

Two kings of the swamp battling for supremacy. A wildlife photographer captured the incredible moment an alligator took down a massive burmese python in the Florida Everglades. Alligators have long ...

A large alligator was filmed dragging a massive Burmese python in Florida's Everglades National Park. The alligator was estimated to be 10 to 12 feet long, while the python appeared to be nearly twice ...

Biologist Ian Easterling, wearing a Santa Claus hat, appeared to be enjoying a stroll through the swampy terrain of Southwest Florida the day before Christmas. In reality, his mission was far ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge yielded 294 Burmese pythons, the most since the challenge began. Taylor Stanberry won the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for capturing 60 pythons. A total of 294 ...

Dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge — a ten-day event to remove invasive Burmese pythons — are set and registration for the event is open. This year's hunt runs from July 11 to July 20, ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission launched its first ever "Python Challenge." More than 800 hunters have registered for the month-long competition aimed at harvesting Burmese ...

Three Burmese pythons were recently found at Florida homes, including one discovered inside a truck engine. While pythons generally avoid urban areas, they are known to inhabit nearby environments, ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...