In Florida, hunters can kill pythons year-round, but a study says they're targeting the wrong ones

New research suggests Florida could better control its estimated 100,000 to 300,000 invasive Burmese pythons by targeting ...

Burmese pythons have established a population beyond the Everglades

Florida's invasive Burmese pythons have moved into new territory, and state wildlife officials have now confirmed the move.

In 2024, Florida researchers developed a DNA test for four invasive snakes, including Burmese pythons, offering a new way to detect them in the wild

In 2024, University of Florida researchers developed a DNA test that detects four invasive snakes in water and soil. Field ...

Florida releases 16-foot, 147.9-pound Burmese python in drone experiment: How US scientists hope to track invasive snakes across the Everglades

USGS researchers are testing drones to track Burmese pythons in Florida's Everglades. A 16-foot, 147.9-pound radio-tagged ...

Predicting pythons – AI attempts to find best conditions, times to hunt

A quantitative ecologist is bringing machine learning to Florida's battle against the Burmese python - math versus an invasive ambush predator that has so far flouted other control methods.

Researchers release a 16ft and 150-pound female Burmese python into the Greater Everglades to test a technology that might help remove snakes of her own species

Researchers at the US Geological Survey have released a radio-tagged Burmese python into the Everglades. This experiment aims ...

Forrest Galante, wildlife expert, on invasive species in the U.S.: “The Burmese python problem really is out of control in Florida”

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

Collisions Fall After Wildlife Overpass: I-25 crossings cut crashes by up to 91%; Colorado plans six more

A network of wildlife crossings in Colorado has reduced collisions along Interstate 25 by approximately 85 percent. This ...

Florida pays this retired US Army veteran $18 an hour to hunt Burmese pythons in the Everglades, a job he has done for 11 years, but finding one is never guaranteed

A retired US Army veteran has spent 11 years hunting invasive Burmese pythons in Florida’s Everglades, earning hourly pay ...

Free pizza for dead pythons becomes an unlikely Everglades weapon

A Florida man is offering free pizza for every dead snake people turn in as a way to support the fight against invasive species in the Florida Everglades. In an EcoBits (@EcoBits) YouTube video, host ...
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There's an invasive Burmese python in my backyard. Now what do I do?

It's been a busy summer for Burmese python hunters in Florida. The annual hunting season for the invasive snake wreaking havoc with the South Florida ecosystem culminated in July with the annual ...