Scientists use male scout snakes to track female Burmese pythons during breeding season

A record 177 Burmese pythons weighing 8,080 pounds and more than 4,000 eggs were removed from Florida this breeding season.
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‘Communal’ python nesting site on Florida island had dozens of eggs, video shows

The largest of the four female pythons captured on the island was around 15 feet in length and she was still full of eggs, according to Mike Kimmel, known as the Python Cowboy. Screengrab from ...
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Everglades python hunters break apart 2 'mating balls' as female remains on the loose

The clip also shows why prevention matters as much as removal.
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In Florida, Harriet is 'most interesting Burmese python on the planet'

A Burmese python named Harriet has challenged scientific understanding of the species' reproductive cycle. Harriet produced six clutches of eggs over seven reproductive cycles, a much higher rate ...

How this snake hunter made history at the 2025 Florida Python Challenge

Today the dates will be announced for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. But who can forget 2025 when history was made?

Could Florida vultures help fight invasive pythons? Researchers document rare attack on python eggs.

Researchers say vultures feeding on Burmese python eggs in the Everglades marks the first documented case of native birds preying on a python nest in Florida.