Hunters caught a record-breaking 17-foot-long (5 meters) Burmese python in the Everglades on Dec. 1, but experts say there are likely hundreds of the massive snakes still in hiding.

Not all snakes. Just Burmese pythons. They’ve become a scourge in the Everglades of South Florida since one was first spotted in the 1970s — ferocious, fecund and indiscriminate in their ...

The catchy acronym is a nod to one of the Everglades’ big problems: SLITHER – as the giant Burmese pythons that have invaded the River of Grass do. But specifics about the act, proposed by ...

Florida python hunterrs, Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood caught a massive Burmese python in the Everglades on May 31, 2025.

A giant python — about as long as a shipping container — that was captured in Everglades National Park in Florida earlier this month has now been euthanized, authorities say.

Hundreds of giant Burmese pythons have been killed in the Florida Everglades in the annual hunting challenge. A total of 231 invasive Burmese pythons were removed in total from the Florida ...

There are many deadly animals in Florida, the Everglades. Facts on dangerous animals in Florida: Alligators, sharks, panthers ...

FLORIDA-- A python researcher who regularly works in Everglades National Park has caught a giant snake that may be the second-largest python ever caught in Florida, reports CBS Miami.. The snake ...

A video of a gigantic Burmese python crossing a road in the Florida Everglades is stunning viewers – but many think the person taking the video should’ve run it over.

The gigantic snake was discovered underneath a home in the Everglades. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Florida python hunterrs, Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood caught a massive Burmese python in the Everglades on May 31, 2025.