TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Governor Ron DeSantis shared the spotlight Tuesday with an 11-foot Burmese python, making it clear the fight to protect the Everglades from invasive species only continues.

Hunter Kevin Pavlidis wins big in December's python elimination challenge by capturing 17 Burmese pythons, including the longest one at 17 feet, 3 inches.

FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. CONTROLLING THE PYTHON POPULATION HERE IN FLORIDA, GOVERNOR DESANTIS SPOKE IN STUART TODAY ABOUT SOME NEW ACTIONS THE STATE PLANS TO TAKE TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a press conference on Oct. 21, highlighting the success of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, saying Florida Everglades restoration is the "biggest environmental ...

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Florida officials are testing a new method that involves a robotic bunny to remove unwanted invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades The robotic rabbits are made to look, sound, and even smell ...

If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

FOCUS TODAY WAS ON THE REMOVAL OF THE BURMESE PYTHON AND HOW THE INVASIVE SPECIES CONTINUES TO CAUSE ISSUE IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES. NOW, THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE PYTHON IS NOT ONLY INVASIVE, BUT IS AN ...

Good luck finding pythons, the invasive species that has been slithering around the Everglades for years and destroying the ecosystem. But just because pythons are difficult to find doesn't stop ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Southwest Florida biologists wrangled the largest Burmese python yet to be captured in the state of Florida. A team of three hauled it from the Picayune Strand State Forest to the ...