FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. CONTROLLING THE PYTHON POPULATION HERE IN FLORIDA, GOVERNOR DESANTIS SPOKE IN STUART TODAY ABOUT SOME NEW ACTIONS THE STATE PLANS TO TAKE TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF ...
Florida faces a growing problem with Burmese pythons, as more than 23,000 of these non-native snakes have been removed from the state since 2000, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the number of snakes caught during the 2023 Florida Python Challenge. A total of 209 pythons were caught. Catching pythons is less ...
The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons, runs from July 11 to 20. The challenge aims to raise public awareness and encourage reporting of python sightings.