Burmese pythons have established a foothold outside Florida Everglades

Burmese pythons — destructive and invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida — have developed a foothold outside ...

Florida Python Challenge turns up mostly hatchlings, signaling a deeper Everglades problem

The hatchling-heavy count hints at a bigger trend in the Everglades: Burmese pythons are still spreading and reproducing. That helps explain why Florida crews are putting more focus on nests, eggs, ...

The Florida Everglades Have a Python Problem. High-Tech Bunny Stuffies Are Helping Get Rid of Invasive Snakes

Florida researchers are using innovative high-tech bunny stuffies to lure invasive Burmese pythons out of hiding in the ...

Florida doesn't know where invasive giant Burmese pythons are hiding in the Everglades. So scientists are following the males

In Florida, scientists are cleverly using male Burmese pythons equipped with transmitters to track down their breeding groups ...

Burmese pythons drove major wildlife losses in the Everglades, creating an unexpected shift in mosquitoes and a virus that can infect humans

In the Everglades, the disappearance of mammals is changing more than the animals that remain. Burmese pythons have spread ...

Fake rabbits are being used to lure Burmese pythons in the Everglades

Researchers at the University of Florida are deploying high-tech decoys designed to mimic the signals Burmese pythons ...

Florida used robot rabbits to hunt Burmese pythons threatening the Everglades

Florida is testing solar-powered robot rabbits to help locate invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. Developed by the ...

Florida footage shows invasive female python on huge pile of eggs

A striking TikTok clip from Florida shows a massive invasive female python curled around a mound of eggs in thick ferns. That means the nest was not just a spectacle. It represented an entire new wave ...
Food Safety News

Publisher's Platform: We made the everglades a python buffet -- we’re doing the same thing to the salad bar

There’s a snake in the Everglades that no one native to Florida ever asked for. The Burmese python didn’t slither up from the Caribbean or ride a hurricane in from Asia. We brought it — through the ...