Burmese pythons are spreading across Florida, but experts warn they may soon adapt to survive in colder climates.

In South Florida, one nonprofit is helping to solve two problems at once, removing invasive Burmese pythons and training veterans to do so. Veterans with Swamp Apes are heading into the Everglades to remove the invasive snakes and, in the process, some are finding structure, service, and a renewed sense of purpose after military life.

Burmese pythons — destructive invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida — have developed a new foothold outside the Everglades.

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

Florida's 2026 Python Challenge begins today, and will last until July 19. A $10,000 reward will be issued to whoever removes the most Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Last year, more than 900 participants collectively removed 294 pythons. Florida's ...

In this first person column from 2024, a Naples resident shared details of his first-ever python hunt and what he learned.