Floridians could be see cooler weather in time for the holidays later this month. However, could it be deadly for invasive ...
Burmese pythons, a non-native snake, has proliferated across more than a thousand square miles of South Florida.
Taylor Stanberry, 29, of Naples, was the Ultimate Grand Prize winner in the 2025 Burmese Python Challenge. Stanberry captured 60 of the invasive snakes, including 30 hatchlings, and won $10,000 for ...
In Rotonda West, a Charlotte County resident came across a massive Burmese python measuring around 12 feet long Tuesday night. The enormous snake was sprawled halfway across Medalist Drive when it was ...
HAVANA, Fla. - Participants in the annual Florida Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during a recent 10-day competition, the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...
Dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day event aimed at removing invasive Burmese pythons, have been announced ...
They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...
"It's very difficult to find them and catch them." Officials invest millions to battle highly invasive species wreaking havoc ...
EVERGLADES, Fla. - More than 800 competitors will be trudging through the Florida Everglades for the next eight days, in search of invasive Burmese pythons that will bring in thousands of dollars in ...
A Florida woman has been crowned the winner of the state’s annual python challenge after raking in dozens of the invasive species in this year’s competition. Taylor Stanberry placed first after ...
Two long-abandoned military buildings in the Florida Keys that were once used as missile shelters were recently found to be housing another inhabitant – invasive and damaging Burmese pythons. The U.S.
Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.