Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Among the numerous snakes on planet Earth, pythons are well known ...

After 12 years of tracking and hunting Burmese pythons in South Florida, it takes a lot to get Ian Bartoszek riled. A wildlife biologist and the science coordinator for the Conservancy of Southwest ...

Researchers on Thursday published a study about python farming in Scientific Reports and, according to their report, the massive snakes have the potential to address a global problem. The study, ...

There is vigilance to ensure snakes don’t suffer. And more rules could be on tap for the next upcoming challenge. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a ...

Note to readers: The Naples Daily News and the News-Press have partnered with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida for a series of Burmese Python Q&As that we will publish throughout 2024. Ian ...

It's a danger to our ecosystem that Floridians know all too well. The Burmese python is best known in South Florida for destroying the Everglades — but what makes them such a threat? Because these ...

The invasive species is wreaking havoc on South Florida's ecosystem. The scale at which the Burmese python is able to decimate the native wildlife population in South Florida continues to astonish ...

HOLEY LAND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, Fla. (AP) — It's after midnight when the windshield fogs up on Thomas Aycock's F-250 pickup truck. He flashes a low smile as he slowly maneuvers through the ...

Walking obliviously through a lane, a flash of patterned came across your leg, jaw dropped, stuck thinking what to do next.

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons, runs from July 11 to 20. The challenge aims to raise public awareness and encourage reporting of python sightings.

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 ...