This Instagram post of a Burmese python eating a 77-pound white-tailed deer is quite horrifying. It teaches us a lot about the power of these incredible but invasive reptiles. At the same time, it raises questions about the impact this non-native species ...

Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may begin to lead scientists to invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) slithering through the Everglades.

South Florida has an ongoing Python Elimination Program in which trained agents hunt and remove many of the tens of thousands of invasive pythons living in the state’s wilderness. In an attempt to eliminate even more predatorial snakes, state officials ...

Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida Everglades history. They can swim, burrow and climb trees, and they eat almost anything, including prey much larger than themselves.

Florida researchers are expanding a program that uses GPS-collared opossums to locate invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. The method, discovered by accident in 2022, takes advantage of the snakes’ tendency to eat opossums, allowing collars to ...

Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's winner.