They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat.

In July 2023, a python hunting crew bagged the longest documented Burmese python ever caught in Florida. Jake Waleri and Steven Gauta stumbled upon the 19-foot beast near Naples.

Burmese pythons are not native to Florida’s wetlands. Their population surged in the 1990s after the exotic pet trade and a reptile facility collapse during Hurricane Andrew.

Three hunters caught a massive Burmese python in Florida near Everglades City on May 31, 2025.

Florida is rolling out a new program to help combat the rise of invasive pythons in the States.According to Independent News, Researchers from University of Florida, have teamed up in August 2025 ...