Researchers captured 177 invasive Burmese pythons and removed more than 4,100 eggs during a single breeding season in Southwest Florida.

Expert at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida topped their own record for the most tonnage of Burmese python removed from ...

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 ...

The reptiles, native to Southeast Asia, are considered an invasive species, and state law requires them to be euthanized ...

Florida's python problem is widely tied to people importing exotic pets and releasing or losing them into the wild.

There is currently no treatment or fix.

Burmese pythons have devastated native wildlife, preying on animals that help keep the ecosystem balanced.

Burmese pythons – destructive invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida – are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native ...

A python hunter captured the second heaviest Burmese python on record in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The captured female python measured 16 feet, 10 inches long and was found in the Big Cypress ...

Burmese pythons are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native Florida snakes. Those often misidentified as Burmese pythons include the ...