Lord spends his time living between the Florida Keys and Arkansas studying Burmese pythons. The work required Lord to haul live pythons in his Subaru for 21 hours up to the lab in Arkansas — after ...

‘Beautiful Stranger’ by artist Laura Sharpe is made using leather from invasive Burmese pythons caught in Florida.

FWC said this time of year is ideal for holding the Python Challenge because hatchlings are emerging from eggs.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share ...

The non-native snakes are overrunning Florida and must be eliminated. Fashion designers are determined to make sure their ...

One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an invasive species ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a ...

Burmese pythons were imported into the US in large numbers between the 1980s and early 2000s, mainly for the exotic pet trade. Many owners, unprepared for the snake’s immense size and care ...

Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida's 10-day challenge Zachary Chejanovski, an interagency python management coordinator with the Florida Wildlife ...

A large snake, believed to be a Burmese python, is still missing. The snake is not venomous, but could give someone "a pretty nasty bite," and may also prey on rodents or small pets, officials say.