State biologists are concerned that the aggressive rock python might be the latest invasive species to become established in the Everglades and elsewhere in South Florida.

Though smaller in number than the Burmese python, the rock python remains a threat to the Everglades. Considering the size it can grow into, the snake is definitely trouble for wildlife in the region.

These huge snakes lived in the tropical rainforests of South America approximately 60 million years ago and would have been ...

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MIAMI — Wildlife officials hope chilly temperatures in South Florida help keep another large snake from making a home in the Everglades.

The Florida Python Challenge is held annually to raise awareness of Burmese pythons, an invasive snake, and the damage it has inflicted on the Everglades.

Burmese pythons are not the only large invasive constrictor slithering through the Everglades, Florida wildlife officials also search for the Northern African Rock python.

20 tons of invasive Burmese pythons have been killed by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in a 200-square-mile area, but countless more remain, experts say.

Florida Python Challenge 2024 results. 195 pythons removed Last year, according to FWC, 195 Burmese pythons were removed. Ronald Kiger (20 Burmese pythons removed) was the 2024 Grand Prize winner.

Burmese pythons have become their own kind of South Florida celebrity since the South Florida Water Management District began its python control program in March. Since its inception, celebrity ...

Florida alligator kills invasive Burmese python, biting off snake’s head and eating it over a period of days in the Everglades, witnesses say. See video.