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.

Invasive Burmese Pythons are a great threat to Florida's native species — so much so that the state employs qualified contractors to help hunt them.

The hatchling-heavy count hints at a bigger trend in the Everglades: Burmese pythons are still spreading and reproducing. That helps explain why Florida crews are putting more focus on nests, eggs, ...

Florida contracted python hunters get paid hourly and get additional bonus money based on my pythons and longest pythons ...

Deep in the forests of Florida’s Key Largo, an opossum is being used to find an animal that researchers rarely see coming. Fitted with a small tracking collar and released back into the wild, the ...

Four tons of invasive Burmese pythons were removed from South Florida ecosystems during the latest breeding season, setting a record for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. The achievement marks a ...

Burmese pythons are spreading across South Florida. The invasive snake species has been appearing in Everglades National Park and the surrounding areas for years, according to the Florida Fish and ...

Invasive Burmese pythons have been proliferating throughout South Florida for decades. These invasive snakes possess near-perfect camouflage to blend into ...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — The Conservancy of Southwest Florida set a new record for Burmese python removal during the 2025-2026 breeding season, with biologists removing 177 invasive pythons weighing a ...

The Florida Python Challenge is returning. The start of the annual event — which offers hunters far and wide the chance to compete for prizes for removing the titular invasive species, Burmese pythons ...

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...