Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that have significantly impacted the native mammal population. The python population likely became established after escaping breeding facilities ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission partnered with INVERSA to increase python removals in Florida and provide a financial boost through private enterprise. INVERSA says it “helps ...

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday highlighted the state’s ongoing Everglades restoration efforts and removal of invasive Burmese pythons. At an appearance in Stuart, Florida, DeSantis ...

STUART, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis announced a record-breaking removal of invasive Burmese pythons from Florida’s Everglades, with 294 pythons captured during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The ...

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It was about 2 in the morning when Claudilio Cruz, a member of a road crew spreading asphalt on U.S. 1 in the affluent Miami suburb of Pinecrest, heard frantic honking. When he looked up he was ...

Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive pythons from the Everglades in July, setting that month’s record and netting them thousands of dollars in payouts for helping remove ...

Three large pythons were spotted in Forest Park, Queens earlier this week. So far, only one of them has been caught. Animal rescuer Meagan Licari recovered the 4-foot ball python. "We named him Kevin.

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge yielded 294 Burmese pythons, the most since the challenge began. Taylor Stanberry won the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for capturing 60 pythons. A total of 294 ...

Difficulty digesting large meals may limit where these temperature-sensitive snakes can call home — and that might be a good thing in places where they're invasive. When you purchase through links on ...