Just when you thought you knew everything about one of Florida's least-favorite invasive species, a surprise emerges. Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest ...

UC Professor Bruce Jayne poses with a Burmese python specimen with a 22-centimeter gape, right, compared to an even larger specimen with a 26-centimeter gape. Credit: Bruce Jayne UC Professor Bruce ...

Invasive snakes pose a significant threat to US ecosystems, disrupting wildlife balance and altering food webs. Species like ...

Naples-based Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s python hunters smash records, removing massive invasive snakes to protect fragile Everglades wildlife.

Among the cypress and saw grass of South Florida, a new weapon in the state's fight to remove invasive pythons lurks, waiting to entice its prey. Yes, it's a mechanical rabbit. Just don’t call it the ...

Learn about the Burmese python problem in South Florida, and about an innovative initiative that relies on robotic rabbits ...

A road crew spotted a 14-foot Burmese python crossing a six-lane road in a posh Miami suburb recently. But how did it get there? Are more of the apex predator infiltrating suburbia?

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...

Friday is the first day of the 2025 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 ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey. Pythons can eat prey over 100% of their body mass, including deer and bobcats.