Record 8,000 pounds of pythons pulled from southwest Florida using sex drive

Biologists removed 8,080 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons from the outskirts of Naples in just six months. The biggest ...

How many tons of invasive Burmese pythons were captured in Florida this season?

During the season, the team captured 177 invasive Burmese pythons with a combined weight of 8,080 pounds. Captured females ...

Florida has 6 native venomous snakes. Here's the list

Here’s a guide to identifying Florida’s six native, venomous snakes and some non-venomous snakes they resemble.

A 115-Pound Python Swallowed a 77-Pound Deer in Florida. Biologists Say It Changes Everything.

A new study finds that invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida can open their jaws even wider than researchers previously ...

Ready to hunt some enormous snakes? The Florida Python Challenge returns.

Florida’s war against the Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is still going strong, but you can do your part to battle one of the state’s most destructive invasive species. Earlier this week, ...
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Southwest Florida Snake Squad Hauls Out Four Tons Of Giant Pythons

Southwest Florida just wrapped a massive python roundup, and the numbers are hard to ignore. Conservation teams with the ...

Could Florida vultures help fight invasive pythons? Researchers document rare attack on python eggs.

Researchers say vultures feeding on Burmese python eggs in the Everglades marks the first documented case of native birds preying on a python nest in Florida.