It's not common for someone to find a python in their backyard or garage in Florida, but if they do there are steps to follow to have it removed.

Deep in the forests of Florida’s Key Largo, an opossum is being used to find an animal that researchers rarely see coming. Fitted with a small tracking collar and released back into the wild, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brandon Welty eased his airboat named "Python Patrol" onto the rocky edge of a man-made island carved from the spoil of a canal ...

The South Florida Water Management District announced the August winners for its Python Elimination Program and the bonus ...

Burmese pythons are spreading across South Florida. The invasive snake species has been appearing in Everglades National Park and the surrounding areas for years, according to the Florida Fish and ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge ended on July 19, and organizers have officially finished tallying the number of bagged snakes. Over 10 days, 907 participants hunted down a collective total of 280 ...

The Florida Python Challenge is returning. The start of the annual event — which offers hunters far and wide the chance to compete for prizes for removing the titular invasive species, Burmese pythons ...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — The Conservancy of Southwest Florida set a new record for Burmese python removal during the 2025-2026 breeding season, with biologists removing 177 invasive pythons weighing a ...

Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.

“The number of invasive pythons removed from the Everglades during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a major victory for Florida’s native wildlife and a testament to what can be accomplished ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's been a busy summer for Burmese python hunters in Florida. The annual hunting season for the invasive snake wreaking havoc ...