In the 1980s, Burmese pythons invaded Florida’s Everglades, and decades later raccoons fell 99.3%, opossums 98.9% and bobcats 87.5%

For years, the Everglades was known for its tangled wetlands, alligators and an abundance of smaller mammals moving through ...

Python challenge champ doubles up by winning another July competition

Tom Rahill, along with winning the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, also won the South Florida Water Management's elimination ...
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Most constrictors caught during annual summer python challenge were hatchlings

A majority of the constrictors caught and counted during this year’s Florida Python Challenge were hatchlings. “We actually ...