OCHOPEE, Fla. -- A 17-foot python removed from a South Florida nature preserve is the largest one ever found in the park, according to wildlife officials. Researchers located the female python, who ...

Burmese pythons, native to South Asia, are an invasive species in Florida, posing a threat to the ecosystem. The Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition, encourages hunters to remove Burmese ...

The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida — 17 feet, 7 inches long and 164½ pounds — was found in Everglades National Park, the University of Florida announced Monday. The snake was pregnant ...

There was some big snake news in 2025. Taylor Stanberry, a Naples native, was the 2025 Florida Python Challenge winner and the first woman to ever win the competition. She captured 60 of the invasive ...

Snakes might not top everyone’s list of favorite creatures, but there’s no denying they’ve mastered the art of growing long, heavy, and—let’s be honest—pretty intimidating. A few are so big their ...