Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an ...

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

Participants of the 2022 Florida Python Challenge captured a total of 231 invasive pythons during the ten-day competition. FWC photo by Andy Wraithmell via Flickr under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Nineteen-year-old Matthew Concepcion killed 28 invasive snakes this ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem. Burmese pythons are established in South Florida and can grow up to 19 ...

Burmese pythons pose a significant threat to the Florida Everglades, but scientists have come up with a clever new way to lure and trap them. Reading time 2 minutes Invasive Burmese pythons are a scourge upon South Florida. These massive snakes are one of ...