’80s pop stars battle monster pythons and gators in the Everglades

Gatoroid.”      The movie famously pits ’80s pop icons Debbie Gibson and Tiffany against each other via some mutated reptiles ...

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 ...

Everglades hunter wins $10,000 after capturing 96 invasive pythons in 10 days

Thomas Rahill claimed the top prize in Florida's 2026 Python Challenge after removing 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades.
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Burmese pythons are spreading far beyond the Everglades into new Florida counties

Burmese pythons, the giant constrictors that have devastated wildlife in the Florida Everglades, are turning up well outside ...

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 ...

The Florida Python Challenge is underway. See hunters scour Everglades

The annual python hunting competition runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 10, to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 19. What to know ahead of prizes.

280 pythons captured in annual 10-day Florida Python Challenge

The 2026 annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day Everglades conservation event — removed nearly 300 snakes, the biggest measuring close to 17 feet.

Unstoppable Asian swamp eel expanding territory in Everglades | Exclusive

There are few defenses against the Asian swamp eel which is rapidly expanding and could be more harmful than Burmese pythons.
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Robotic Rabbits Help Researchers Catch Invasive Pythons in the Florida Everglades

Learn about the Burmese python problem in South Florida, and about an innovative initiative that relies on robotic rabbits that look and smell like the real thing — at least from the perspective of a ...