Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, holds a female python during a research trip to collect python eggs on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, from a nest the scientists have been tracking in the Everglades outside of Weston.

More than 200 of the invasive pythons were removed from South Florida during last year's hunt, according to the FWC.

At Everglades City's Wildman's Pizza, visitors stop in for a slice of pie and python hunting history and souvenirs.

University of Florida researchers documented a surprising new threat to Burmese python eggs in the Everglades, adding to growing evidence that native wildlife is fighting back against the invasive species.

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.