... journey into Windmill Prairie on a search for a Burmese python Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Big Cypress National Preserve. Scientists from the United States Geological Survey and the Everglades National Park analyzed tissue from the tails of around 400 Burmese pythons that were captured in Florida between 2001 and 2012. The Florida Python Challenge™ 2020 Python Bowl. Everglades National Park and our partners have spent more than 10 years investigating ways to remove pythons from the environment. ... pythons have established a breeding population in South Florida and are one of the most concerning invasive species in Everglades National Park. In this Sept. 22, 2019 photo from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida trappers Jonathan Lopez, left, and Cynthia Downer pose with a record-setting python … Early Monday morning, the 2,000th python was captured by a Martin County man. Burmese python data shows miles, tons of snakes captured in southern Everglades system. We work to remove pythons from the park via our authorized agent program and we continue to support research on how to mitigate Burmese pythons. Burmese python data shows miles, tons of snakes captured in southern Everglades system. The Florida Everglades is an extraordinary ecosystem unlike any other in the world! Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades (Florida's extremely biodiverse wetland preserve that spans 1.5 million acres, or 1 million hectares). It is home to a variety of rare and unique wildlife including a diversity of native birds, mammals, fish and reptiles. Can Burmese pythons be eradicated from the Everglades? How many Burmese pythons inhabit southern Florida? State wants to expand Burmese python hunting program, double the number of hunters. The Snakes That Ate Florida Bounty hunters and biologists wade deep into the Everglades to wrestle with the invasion of giant pythons threatening the state’s wetlands Snake hunters trying to rid the Florida Everglades of invasive Burmese pythons used a new method to make a record-breaking catch. — The battle against the invasive Burmese python in Florida’s Everglades, reached a major milestone Monday. The Snakes That Ate Florida Bounty hunters and biologists wade deep into the Everglades to wrestle with the invasion of giant pythons threatening the state’s wetlands Burmese pythons were first spotted in the Everglades in the 1980s, and the population grew in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Florida doubled its ranks of python hunters last week as the state steps up efforts to tame the invasive species that has long devastated the balance of the natural food chain in the Everglades. A slithering, 17-foot Burmese python found at Big Cypress National Preserve in the Florida Everglades weighed 140 pounds and took four people to carry.