The Conservancy’s python tracking team made the first capture of the breeding season with scout snake #118 “Snaquan” in November 2025, removing a 17-foot, 148 lb female python. Conservancy of ...

The breeding female python, found in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve, contained 73 developing eggs Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, ...

These clips revisit a historic ball python hatching that introduced genetic outcomes never seen before at the time. The event marked a significant shift in how breeders understood and approached ...

Over four tons of invasive Burmese pythons have been removed from Southwest Florida ecosystems during this breeding season.

A wildlife biologist was photographed carrying a 153-pound python on Christmas Eve. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida is a leader in Burmese python research and removal efforts. Ten Burmese pythons ...

For now, the annual Florida Python Challenge takes place at eight competition locations in and around the Everglades, including portions of Collier County. This year's hunt is underway. It started at ...

Expert at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida topped their own record for the most tonnage of Burmese python removed from ...