A quantitative ecologist is bringing machine learning to battle against the Burmese python — math vs a predator that has flouted other methods.

Another Florida Python Challenge has gone and slithered by, with more than 700 hunters registered for this year's challenge. The invasive Burmese pythons have spread throughout the Florida Everglades ...

The study found that targeting large, mature female pythons is key to controlling the population. Optimal hunting conditions include specific moon phases, warmer and more humid weather, and cool ...

Note to our audience: This first-person story, a story written by a board member of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida who joined biologists on a python hunt earlier that year, was originally ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge starts July 10. It is another opportunity for hunters to put a dent in the invasive Burmese python population and win some money while doing it. Whether you are a ...

Hunters can now register for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a competition that offers a $10,000 grand prize to the participant who removes the most Burmese pythons from the Everglades. The Florida ...

A retired US Army veteran has spent 11 years hunting invasive Burmese pythons in Florida’s Everglades, earning hourly pay ...