Registration is now open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, when avid and amateur hunters alike can compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of the ravenous, invasive Burmese python.

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The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location

Burmese pythons are spreading across south Florida but will we start to see them slither up north? What to know

Researchers are using tracking collars on opossums to find the invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. We explain how it's done.

10-day competition offers $25,000 in prizes for removing invasive Burmese pythons from Everglades.

Online warning issued: An aspiring Burmese python owner was told by commenters that solo handling is unsafe and emergency devices like Tasers are ineffective. Risks of large snakes: Even nonaggressive Burmese pythons can injure or kill by constriction ...