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"By engaging the public in science-based invasive species management, we are able to raise awareness and strengthen support ...

As Florida temperatures climb, so do snake sightings, especially of invasive Burmese pythons, which become more active and easier to spot during warmer months. The Burmese python is a large, ...

Today the dates will be announced for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. But who can forget 2025 when history was made?

Reptiles aren’t typically the first animals considered in the face of fungal infections. Although mammals are more ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida's ecosystem. The 2025 challenge saw 934 participants remove a record 294 pythons, ...

Here’s a guide to identifying Florida’s six native, venomous snakes and some non-venomous snakes they resemble.

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 ...

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Pythons are not the easiest animals to find. This well camouflaged and secretive species is able to blend perfectly into the environment. Detection rates for pythons are low, and on average it takes ...

Nearly 300 Burmese pythons were removed during a record-setting Florida Python Challenge this year, state wildlife officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...