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Florida Python Challenge, July 11-20, 2025, has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill ...

As the Florida Python Challenge gets closer, let's take a look at the largest Burmese pythons caught in Florida.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that can be humanely killed on private property with landowner permission. Humane killing requires immediate loss of consciousness followed by ...

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. That's the invasive species that's been wreaking havoc across the Florida Everglades as it slithers its way north into fresh territory ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem.

But it's not like I have a better idea for culling the invasive Burmese python population in the Florida Everglades. Since ...

SXSW: Snake hunters from around the world descend upon the Everglades to cull the invasive Burmese python population in a contest that plays out like a Florida-fied "Cannonball Run." You can’t ...

While Burmese pythons are native to Southeast Asia, the species was introduced to Florida in the 1970s and 1980s when thousands of the snakes were imported to be sold as exotic pets.

Burmese pythons were popular pets in Florida in the late 1970s and '80s, but some owners began releasing them into the wild as early as 1979, the state said.

If you spot a Burmese python in Florida, contact the FWC immediately by calling the Exotic Species Hotline at 888-Ive-Got1 (888-483-4681), using the free IveGot1 mobile app or online at IveGot1.org.