Florida scientists are using opossums to secretly track invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades-and it's working.

Here's what to know about Burmese pythons in Florida and a map of sighting numbers by county.

The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location ...

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 ...

The OP said they were prepared for danger and wanted to get "hands on with whatever I'm allowed to." ...

Hot damn, I love the Everglades! If you’re from Florida or familiar with the scene of the state, then you know how much of a problem invasive Burmese pythons are in the legendary Everglades National ...

A total of 934 participants from 30 states and Canada took part in the annual challenge this year Taylor Stanberry/Instagram A woman has won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge's grand prize after ...

An armade of amateur snake hunters descend on the Florida Everglades to kill pythons for money. What could possibly go wrong?

In the annals of record-breaking animals, there is big, and then there is Florida python big. Leave it to a professional python hunter to encounter one of the more impressive specimens in the history ...