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2026 Florida Python Challenge™ dates announced — registration now open

I’m excited to announce that the annual Florida Python Challenge™ is back for 2026! Kicking off on Friday, July 10 at 12:01 a.m., and running until Sunday, July 19 at 5 p.m., registered participants ...
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Biologists use 'scout snakes' to pull record 177 pythons, 4,100 eggs from the Everglades

One-quarter of the female pythons it removed contained white-tailed deer remains.

Anaconda vs Python: Comparing the world's most famous giant snakes

Few animals capture attention quite like giant snakes. Their size alone is enough to spark curiosity, and among the largest ...

Pet pythons escaped into Florida in the 1970s, spread for decades through the Everglades, then a hurricane carried them south, and now the Key Largo woodrat m…

Explore the alarming decline of the endangered Key Largo woodrat, as invasive Burmese pythons wreak havoc on the native ...

Florida’s deadliest python hunter is a conservationist at heart

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says ...

Florida scientists remove more than four tons of burmese pythons, setting new record in everglades battle

Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect ...

Florida Scientists Broke Their Own Record Removing 4 Tons of Pythons

Over four tons of invasive Burmese pythons have been removed from Southwest Florida ecosystems during this breeding season.
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10 men catch giant python on road after it swallowed a dog, then watch it regurgitate its meal

Images from Thailand have spread online after responders dealt with an unusually slow-moving python on a road. The Bangkok Post reported that the snake had recently swallowed a dog, leaving it too ...