The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims ...

Florida is taking a step toward hands-on wildlife management that ultimately enlists the public to help with invasive-species removals, including one particularly notorious carnivore. Known as the ...

Fashion trend forecasters should flag snake skin as the next big thing in the Sunshine State. The invasive Burmese python, which has been terrorizing the natural wildlife of the Florida Everglades for ...

FILE - A Burmese python is held during a safe capture demonstration at a media event for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge, June 16, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne ...

The state of Florida has entered into a public-private partnership with Inversa — a leather company that specializes in invasive species — to support the fight against Burmese pythons. The partnership ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Governor Ron DeSantis shared the spotlight Tuesday with an 11-foot Burmese python, making it clear the fight to protect the Everglades from invasive species only continues.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that have significantly impacted the native mammal population. The python population likely became established after escaping breeding facilities ...

STUART, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis announced a record-breaking removal of invasive Burmese pythons from Florida’s Everglades, with 294 pythons captured during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The ...

During severe cold weather, iguanas in Florida may be cold-stunned — a paralysis that can cause the reptiles to fall from their perches in trees.

Arctic air is expected to bring unusually cold temperatures to Florida. Iguanas can become temporarily paralyzed when temperatures drop to between 40 and 50 degrees. A major die-off of invasive ...

The governor held a press conference on Monday where he highlighted the success of a public-private partnership aimed at removing Pythons from Florida's Everglades.Gov. Ron DeSantis shared the success ...