It's not common for someone to find a python in their backyard or garage in Florida, but if they do there are steps to follow to have it removed.

The state record for heaviest python caught is a 215-pound beast caught in 2022. The invasive snake, a colossal female, was caught by Conservancy of Southwest Florida biologists in the Everglades. It ...

Starting in the 1980s, the swamps of the South Florida Everglades have been overrun by one of the most damaging invasive species the region has ever seen: the Burmese python. These massive snakes, ...

Burmese pythons, an invasive species in Florida's Everglades, have caused severe declines in native wildlife over the past ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A total of 907 participants helped remove 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

Florida's Everglades is facing an ecological challenge from one of its most notorious invasive predators, the giant Burmese ...

For years, scientists suspected that invasive Burmese pythons were contributing to the disappearance of mammals from Everglades National Park in Florida. Earlier surveys documented sharp declines as ...

One of the most respected nonprofit environmental groups in Florida is celebrating a record-setting python hunting season.

A Burmese python basking in a willow tree in the Everglades. U.S. Geological Survey USA TODAY Network, Reuters Scientists studying Burmese python reproduction in Florida's southwestern cypress swamps ...

A 202-pound Burmese python caught in January is the heaviest captured in Florida so far this year. The heaviest python ever caught in Florida weighed 215 pounds and was captured in 2022. At least 56 ...

More than 900 participants helped remove 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, according to the FWC. Tom Rahill won the grand prize of $10,000 by ...