In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem. Burmese pythons ...

Burmese pythons pose a significant threat to the Florida Everglades, but scientists have come up with a clever new way to lure and trap them. Reading time 2 minutes Invasive Burmese pythons are a ...

Unexpected python trackers: Scientists found that tracking devices on raccoons and opossums can lead to pythons that consumed them, creating a new capture method. Ecosystem at stake: Burmese pythons, ...

New tracking method: Scientists found that transmitters on raccoons and opossums can lead them directly to pythons that consumed the animals. Ecosystem at risk: Burmese pythons, introduced via the pet ...

A study from the U.S. Geological Survey called the state’s python problem “one of the most intractable invasive-species management issues across the globe.” Thomas Rahill holding a python that he ...

The new year is just over two months old, but already the Conservancy of Southwest Florida is putting an an impressive dent in the invasive Burmese python population. The Conservancy posted on its ...