Learn about the Burmese python problem in South Florida, and about an innovative initiative that relies on robotic rabbits ...

Countless more of the invasive snakes likely have lurked undetected or unreported. Just to the north of Palm Beach County, on the Treasure Coast, there have been at least 25 documented ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

Three recent incidents of Burmese pythons slithering around homes in South Florida were captured on video and raise the question of whether the invasive snakes are closing in on urban areas. A python ...

Two threats were made more than 18 hours before the shooting, but it does not appear the chief was notified until after the shooting took place WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – They look, move and even smell ...

A total of 934 participants from 30 states and Canada took part in the annual challenge this year Taylor Stanberry/Instagram A woman has won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge's grand prize after ...

A Florida woman has emerged as the ultimate grand prize winner of a python-removal challenge, earning $10,000 after removing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. On Aug. 13, the Florida ...

In Palm Beach County, 69 Burmese pythons have been captured since 2006, according to the Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System, or EDDMapS. In addition, four have been found dead, and 24 ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, with an estimated population in the tens of thousands spread across more than 1,000 square miles of South Florida, including Everglades National ...