Two long-abandoned military buildings in the Florida Keys that were once used as missile shelters were recently found to be housing another inhabitant – invasive and damaging Burmese pythons. The U.S.

Researchers are using tracking collars on opossums to find the invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. We explain how it's done.

Scientists discovered a way to lure invasive Burmese pythons that have upset Florida’s ecosystem, including the Everglades.

After seeing photos of an alligator that escaped from a 13-foot python's stomach, real estate agent Donna Kalil decided to make a drastic career change. Kalil now leads the Everglades Avenger Team, ...

Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may begin to lead scientists to invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) ...

Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's ...

KEY LARGO — Biologists A.J. Sanjar and Michael Cove part a curtain of vegetation and stride into the shadows of a dense forest in Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge to check on a line of possum ...

Fashion trend forecasters should flag snake skin as the next big thing in the Sunshine State. The invasive Burmese python, which has been terrorizing the natural wildlife of the Florida Everglades for ...

With the arrival of cold weather, some people in South Florida see low temperatures as a possible solution to the region's invasive reptile problem. But that hope cools quickly: species like giant ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes ...