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Florida solves invasive python problem by transforming apex predators into A-list leather goods

Shopping will now save the planet. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced this week that the state is taking an uncharacteristically classy approach to tackling one of its most notorious ecological ...
WPBF

PYTHON BE GONE: New efforts to combat Florida's python problem

FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. CONTROLLING THE PYTHON POPULATION HERE IN FLORIDA, GOVERNOR DESANTIS SPOKE IN STUART TODAY ABOUT SOME NEW ACTIONS THE STATE PLANS TO TAKE TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF ...
WWNO

Florida's Python Problem: Snakes Reshape The Everglades

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission launched its first ever "Python Challenge." More than 800 hunters have registered for the month-long competition aimed at harvesting Burmese ...
The Atlantic

The Problem with Florida's Python Hunt Is Snake Assassination

The state of Florida has a bounty out on invasive pythons, luring amateur snake killers into the Everglades for a month-long hunt. Hilarious, right? Not to those who say it encourages cruelty and does ...
Washington Examiner

Florida removes unprecedented number of invasive pythons in 2025

Fashion trend forecasters should flag snake skin as the next big thing in the Sunshine State. The invasive Burmese python, which has been terrorizing the natural wildlife of the Florida Everglades for ...
AOL

Florida deploys robot rabbits to hunt invasive Burmese pythons

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

12-Foot Burmese Python Captured Way More North Than They Need To Be

In Rotonda West, a Charlotte County resident came across a massive Burmese python measuring around 12 feet long Tuesday night ...

Cold weather arriving in Florida. Can invasive Burmese pythons survive?

Burmese pythons are an invasive species from Southeast Asia now established in South Florida. While freezing temperatures can be lethal to pythons, evidence suggests they may be evolving to tolerate ...
Niners Wire

Iguanas fall, gators go dormant. How do frigid temps in Florida impact Burmese pythons?

Frigid temperatures have made their to Florida. Here's how the cold weather impacts the invasive Burmese python.
Jets Wire

How cold does it need to be in Palm Beach County to 'freeze' iguanas?

Arctic air is expected to bring unusually cold temperatures to Florida. Iguanas can become temporarily paralyzed when temperatures drop to between 40 and 50 degrees. A major die-off of invasive ...
The Post-Journal

Florida Pythons Are Spreading

MIAMI (AP) — Fueled by bountiful swamps that provide a steady supply of marsh rabbits, deer, wading birds and other meals, Burmese pythons in Florida have rapidly adapted to become hardier and more ...