Roughly 2,050 pythons have been harvested in Florida since 2000, according to the conservation commission. It's unknown exactly how many are slithering through the wetlands.

Burmese pythons are killing off mammals that would normally keep Florida's rat population in check. A new study found that parts of the Florida Everglades were becoming overrun with rats as a result.

The capture of a 198-pound Burmese python in Big Cypress National Preserve has rattled many Floridians, but experts say the state must brace for bigger pythons spread across a wider area. There is ...

The Burmese python population exploded in the mid-90s after being imported from South Asia as exotic pets. Burmese pythons are usually between six to nine feet but can grow over 15 feet long .

Florida's python agents are trained to kill the reptiles using a bolt gun. The programme, which was launched in 2017, has captured and euthanised 7,330 pythons so far.

Florida’s invasive Burmese python population has reached a record high, threatening native wildlife and disrupting the ecosystem. Some experts argue that offering financial incentives to hunters ...

Burmese pythons caught in Florida are often 1.8 to three metres long, ... A 2012 study showed that since 1997, population growth for raccoons in the Everglades had dropped 99.3%, ...

Nearly 20,000 pythons have been caught in Florida in the last 20 years, and in 2022, 538 pythons were collected for P448’s production purposes, representing a quarter of the total catch for that ...

That's why, every year, the state encourages hunters to thin the Burmese snake population with a 10-day competition, The Florida Python Challenge. Registration is open for this year's hunt, which ...