8,000 pounds of invasive Burmese python removed from the Florida Everglades

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...

Florida Python Challenge returns after last year’s record removal

Video from previous story: FWC announces winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA )— In just about a ...
YouTube on MSNOpinion

Florida’s record python hunter shows the hard reality of invasive species control

Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, setting a state record. Her work shows ...
Miami Herald

Florida scientists set record after removing four tons of invasive Burmese pythons

The Conservancy’s python tracking team made the first capture of the breeding season with scout snake #118 “Snaquan” in November 2025, removing a 17-foot, 148 lb female python. Conservancy of ...

Florida Scientists Broke Their Own Record Removing 4 Tons of Pythons

Over four tons of invasive Burmese pythons have been removed from Southwest Florida ecosystems during this breeding season.
ABC7

Record-breaking python caught in Florida measured in at 17.7 feet, 215 pounds

NAPLES, FL -- Florida researchers found a nearly 18-foot long, 215 pound python, the largest ever found outside its native habitat. Pythons are native to Southeast Asia. They're an invasive species in ...