How to tell native Florida snakes apart from young Burmese pythons

Burmese pythons are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native ...

Where are Burmese pythons in Florida? They're moving north

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes ...

Dog with 'Zero Self-Preservation Skills' Gets Intense Training to Avoid Deadly Trail Threat While Off-Leash (Exclusive)

An Arizona dog owner documented her pup’s rattlesnake aversion training on TikTok, sharing the emotional and practical ...
Sun Sentinel

Possums vs. pythons: How Florida’s only marsupial became a weapon against invasive snakes

KEY LARGO — Biologists A.J. Sanjar and Michael Cove part a curtain of vegetation and stride into the shadows of a dense forest in Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge to check on a line of possum ...
The Florida Times-Union

How many humans does it take to measure a huge Burmese python? Three.

A python hunter captured the second heaviest Burmese python on record in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The captured female python measured 16 feet, 10 inches long and was found in the Big Cypress ...
Detroit Free Press

One python hunter dominates March competition for removing snakes

A python hunter earned multiple cash bonuses in March for capturing the most and longest snakes. The South Florida Water Management District's program pays contractors to remove invasive Burmese ...