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Florida's Python Challenge is back, but biologists say the 4-ton problem is moving north

"This is a South Florida problem that is rapidly turning into a Central Florida problem." ...
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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 ...
Orlando Weekly

Burmese pythons are ‘a South Florida problem rapidly becoming a Central Florida problem’

The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...

Meet a scientist tracking invasive reptiles, and even their parasites

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Get ready, snake hunters: Florida's $25,000 python challenge is back in the Everglades

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.
The Cool Down on MSN

Florida's giant pythons are not just eating wildlife, they are spreading seeds across the Everglades

When an invasive species alters that system, the effects can extend far beyond the food chain.

How Burmese pythons reached the Florida Keys and pushed a rare woodrat toward extinction

The Key Largo woodrat has survived in the tropical hammocks of a narrow Florida island for thousands of years. It builds ...

Needle-like python teeth can be painful experience for hunters

As python hunters head out into the Everglades for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, many of them will feel the bite of the invasive snake.

Man heads into the Everglades to bare-hand Burmese pythons and get a grip on his fear

For Josh Pettitte, one-third of the YouTube group Outdoor Dudes, the real test is whether he can manage his nerves enough to ...

Florida heat index reaches mid-100s this weekend. Tips to keep pets cool

The heat index is expected to reach the mid-100s across the entire Florida peninsula toward the end of the week and into the ...

Another hot week ahead for South Florida. Here’s the latest forecast.

South Florida is headed for another hot week as dry Saharan dust inhibits thunderstorms early in the week, and “feels-like” ...
Pensacola News Journal

Florida faces scorching heat wave as Saharan air chokes off rain

After several days of torrential rain in rural areas of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, we can expect a break, but it brings with it extreme heat. Another slug of Saharan air filters into Florida ...