Florida’s southern wetlands have been overtaken by a predator that does not belong there. Burmese pythons, native to Southeast Asia, have established a breeding population across the Everglades so ...

Asian swamp eels, mucus-covered air-breathing fish that implode marshland food chains from the bottom up, have earned a nasty ...

Florida’s long fight against invasive Burmese pythons produced a grim milestone this year, as a single conservation team in ...

Researchers have argued that the species could be more destructive than the invasive Burmese python ...

In a recent 10-day event in Florida, an impressive total of 280 invasive Burmese pythons were captured and removed. Tom Rahill led the charge by personally securing 96 of these snakes, earning him the ...

A pineapple juice marinade for Burmese python meat is an elixir of bromelain that tames and restrains the notorious Everglades invader in a way Florida struggles to do in the wild. Some people prefer ...

Deep in a remote stretch of Everglades National Park, something went horribly wrong for two of Florida's toughest animals.

Florida has a giant invasive snake problem. Naturally, we turned it into a competition with prize money. By Teresa Spencer There are plenty of reasonable ways to spend 10 days in Florida in July. Go ...

If you're starting to feel like Florida is auditioning to the next setting for a Jurassic Park movie, you're not alone. Just when we got used to seeing those large curly-tailed lizards that arrived in ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

Months of planning, a remote swamp route and a remarkable discovery helped one determined hunter turn a grueling challenge into victory.