Conservation team removes four tons of large, invasive snakes, breaks record

Florida is home to all sorts of diverse wildlife, beautiful shores and animal-filled ecosystems, but it also has a snake ...
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Man heads into the Everglades to bare-hand Burmese pythons and get a grip on his fear

The setup is part challenge, part training session.

Florida Is Paying Participants $25,000 to Hunt Everglades Pythons This July

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and ...

An unexpected predator is raiding Burmese python nests in the Everglades

University of Florida researchers documented a surprising new threat to Burmese python eggs in the Everglades, adding to ...
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Is it legal to snag a Burmese python in a park? Not always

A Florida man was hailed as a hero for catching an 8-foot-long invasive python, and then fined for it. Where is it legal to ...

Snake Catchers Remove a Record-Breaking 8,000 Pounds of Invasive Pythons from Southwest Florida in One Season

Burmese pythons, considered to be "prohibited" invasive predators in Florida, are negatively impact native wildlife ...
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Why Florida Scientists Are Putting GPS Collars on Opossums to Track Giant Burmese Pythons

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. USA TODAY Florida scientists have found an unlikely weapon in their fight against invasive Burmese pythons in the ...