TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Governor Ron DeSantis shared the spotlight Tuesday with an 11-foot Burmese python, making it clear the fight to protect the Everglades from invasive species only continues.

There are way more pythons than hunters to remove them in Florida. But the ones that do kill them can be paid full-time by ...

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...

The South Florida Water Management District's python incentive program has eliminated nearly 100 Burmese pythons in six months. Matt Kogo removed 13 pythons in June, earning a $1,000 award. The ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge kicked off Friday, with competitors starting as early as 12:01 a.m. searching the Everglades to find and remove invasive Burmese pythons. Hundreds of people have ...

It was another bountiful month for the South Florida Water Management District's (SFWMD) Python Elimination Program and that's appropriate when you consider November is when we celebrate Thanksgiving.

The push to remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades is ahead of schedule, according to Governor Ron DeSantis. DeSantis said the public-private partnership between the FWC and Inversa has tripled ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday highlighted the state’s ongoing Everglades restoration efforts and removal of invasive Burmese pythons. At an appearance in Stuart, Florida, DeSantis ...

A Florida woman has emerged as the ultimate grand prize winner of a python-removal challenge, earning $10,000 after removing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. On Aug. 13, the Florida ...

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 ...