The state continues to struggle with the invasive python population first recorded in the 1970s.
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September 22, 2026
Biologists Have Resurveyed Florida Snake PopulationsResearchers at Tall Timbers are tracking habitat shifts and invasive lungworm health impacts across 4,000 acres.
September 21, 2026
Robotic Rabbits Targeted Florida Burmese PythonsThe state deployed high-tech decoys to monitor and remove the invasive species from the Everglades.
September 20, 2026
Invasive Asian Swamp Eels Reached Florida RefugeThe predatory species was detected in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in 2024.
September 18, 2026
Florida Has Contracted Hunters to Remove Invasive PythonsThe state program pays contractors hourly rates and bounties to curb the population of invasive Burmese pythons.
