Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.

Burmese pythons are not native to Florida’s wetlands. Their population surged in the 1990s after the exotic pet trade and a reptile facility collapse during Hurricane Andrew.

Florida deploys lifelike robot rabbits to combat invasive Burmese pythons, protecting the Everglades ecosystem with innovative, remote-controlled dec ...

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has a venom response unit specifically for responding to snake-related incidents, and a video shared ...

Florida faces a growing problem with Burmese pythons, as more than 23,000 of these non-native snakes have been removed from ...

Remote-controlled robot rabbits are being deployed to help tackle Florida’s invasive python problem. The Burmese python threatens the ecosystem of the Everglades by preying on wildlife, including ...

A Burmese python was found in a Miami-Dade home shed; firefighter Captain Shaw safely removed it, underscoring the invasive ...

Firefighters were on a mission to solve a slithering problem in different parts of Miami-Dade County.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lt. Jolie<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Pythons have been an invasive species in Florida since their introduction. However, the python problem may be even worse due to this unexpected turn of events.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced Taylor Stanberry removed 60 invasive Burmese pythons ...

South Florida has an invasive Burmese python problem, which sounds terrifying on top of the giant snakes being really bad for the environment. Luckily, though, scientists have found a new way to ...

The annual competition to raise awareness and eliminate the invasive Burmese python was held July 10-20, 2025 in the Everglades.