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As invasive Burmese pythons tighten their grip on the Everglades, decimating wildlife and devouring nearly everything in their path while slithering north to Lake Okeechobee and west toward the Gulf of Mexico, the data is clear. Despite valiant efforts, scientists are losing the fight against this massive apex predator with the insatiable appetite and no
Conservancy biologist Ian Bartoszek with a 17-foot, 163-pound female python and a new male scout snake captured in February 2023. COURTESY PHOTOS As invasive Burmese pythons tighten their grip on the Everglades, decimating wildlife and devouring nearly everything in their path while slithering north to Lake Okeechobee and west toward the Gulf of Mexico, the
The Burmese python is an invasive species in the Florida Everglades.
Mike Kimmel scours the Everglades looking for Burmese pythons to capture. Kimmel contracts with the South Florida Water Management District’s Python...
One trapper 28 Burmese pythons and won the $10,000 grand prize for most pythons caught. The longest python measured just over 11 feet, earning the winner $1,500.