The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood ...

A cold snap in Florida is proving to be lethal to some invasive species like iguanas, and even native gators. However, the ...

Most people don’t expect a snake to have a public career or a retirement plan. Yet Lady Gaga, an albino carpet python living at Territory Wildlife Park near Darwin, has done both. For nearly two ...

A python hunter caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The 16-foot, 10-inch female python was captured in Big Cypress National Park with the help of ...

The invasive snakes are excellent swimmers and can hold their breath for up to 30 minutes. Pythons may increasingly be found in residential backyards and urban areas adjacent to these waterways.

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge in 2025. She captured 60 invasive Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, a Naples native, has over a ...