A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.

Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, holds a female python during a research trip ...

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.

Florida's python problem is widely tied to people importing exotic pets and releasing or losing them into the wild.

Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science ...

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

A giant snake once kept as an exotic pet can become a serious ecological problem when it enters the wrong environment. In the ...

A large alligator was filmed dragging a massive Burmese python in Florida's Everglades National Park. The alligator was estimated to be 10 to 12 feet long, while the python appeared to be nearly twice ...

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida — 17 feet, 7 inches long and 164½ pounds — was found in Everglades National Park, the University of Florida announced Monday. The snake was pregnant ...