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 ...

Burmese pythons invaded Florida’s Everglades in the 1980s; decades later, the decline in raccoon, opossum and bobcat population number is staggering

Burmese pythons, an invasive species in Florida's Everglades, have caused severe declines in native wildlife over the past ...
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A single hunter pulled 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades in ten days

For ten days at the height of the Florida summer, hundreds of amateur and professional snake hunters waded through sawgrass, ...

Rain, thunderstorms set to return amid triple-digit heat this weekend

This summer has the second-highest number of South Florida heat advisories that the National Weather Service has issued. Will ...

Thanks to the drought, Florida's Lake Okeechobee is flourishing | Exclusive

A rare window of receding water levels is giving life a chance in Lake Okeechobee, the wellspring of the Everglades.

Florida's unrelenting heat wave tightens grip as temps boil near 100

A stubborn weather pattern is trapping heat across the state, challenging record temperatures while limiting rain and ...

Nearly 15,000 species are now established in the US: Some spreading at “terrifying speed”

Warnings about invasive species have become increasingly urgent in recent months, with scientists cautioning that some could spread at “terrifying speed” this summer, according to a recent USA Today ...

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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FWC announces dates for 2026 Python Challenge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Tuesday announced the dates for the 2026 Python Challenge on Tuesday. The challenge is an effort that includes public ...