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"Removing the biggest female we’ve ever caught is very different from removing a tiny snake." Researchers reveal new solution to Florida's invasive python problem

Ecologists have come up with a new solution in South Florida’s ongoing work to remove invasive Burmese pythons.

See Florida's heaviest Burmese python catch of 2026. Are the pythons in Palm Beach County?

Carl Jackson caught this year's heaviest Burmese python in Florida. Could the next catch happen in Palm Beach County?

Florida scientists use AI to target Burmese pythons with the biggest impact

Not every Burmese python has the same potential impact on population growth, and researchers analysed whether demographic weighting and machine-learning models could help identify removals with ...

Adult female pythons cause the most trouble in Florida

The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is such a problem for Florida that it’s legal to hunt the massive invasive species ...

Florida Burmese python hunters remove 177 snakes and 4,100 eggs

Florida’s python tracking programme removed 177 Burmese pythons and more than 4,100 eggs during the 2025–26 season. Covering about 200 square miles of Collier County, the Conservancy of Southwest ...