A quantitative ecologist is bringing machine learning to Florida’s battle against the Burmese python — math versus an invasive ambush predator that has so far flouted other control methods. Alex Romer ...

A python can vanish into grass, brush, or water almost immediately.

Florida has spent years trying to get invasive pythons out of the Everglades. Researchers just put a 150-pound one back, and ...

"It's not the snake's fault; this is yet another human error of introducing a non-native animal." ...

USGS researchers are testing drones to track Burmese pythons in Florida's Everglades. A 16-foot, 147.9-pound radio-tagged female is part of the experiment to improve monitoring of the invasive snakes.

A tool created by University of Florida researchers aims to guide Burmese python removal efforts by helping hunters ...

Alongside battling invasive species such as the Melaleuca quinquenervia paperbark tree, and the Asian needle ant, Florida wildlife officials are also continuing efforts to reduce the number of ...

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(WSVN) - From python problems to purses. A group of women in South Florida are taking Everglades conservation in a new direction. 7’s Heather Walker joins the hunt in this 7Spotlight. Pythons are ...

Invasive Burmese pythons are a great threat to South Florida's native species — so much so that the state employs qualified contractors to help hunt them. The FWC says that "hunters, anglers" and ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to manage the invasive Burmese python population. Last year's champion, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win the competition's top prize.