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16-foot Burmese python tagged in Florida; scientists test drones to track snakes

Deep in the Florida Everglades, a vast and difficult landscape, scientists are trying a new way to find invasive Burmese pythons; they are looking from above. Researchers are testing small drones fitted with radio tracking equipment or cameras to locate snakes more efficiently, follow their movements across difficult terrain, and…

The Times of India · Oct 10

Federal judge orders closure of Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail

Judge’s order finds jail, which has attracted waves of criticism, was causing severe harm to Florida Everglades

The Guardian - US · Aug 22, 2025

First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades

The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

"To put your child in danger like that is unbelievable" – tourists interrupt alligator's meal to snap pictures in Florida Everglades

One woman brought her young child for a close look at the animal, which had caught a turtle

Advnture · May 20, 2024

Enormous Burmese python killed in Florida Everglades was about to lay 60 eggs

Invasive pythons across the state are about to start laying their eggs after spring's mating season, with the 16-foot (5 meter) female caught being no exception.

LiveScience · Jul 11, 2023

Chilling X-ray shows python after it was swallowed by cottonmouth snake

The 43-inch cottonmouth consumed the 39-inch python in the Florida Everglades

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Python hunt! 800 compete to remove Florida's invasive snakes

More than 800 competitors will be trudging through the Florida Everglades for the next eight days, in search of invasive Burmese pythons that will bring in thousands of dollars in prize money

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

Burmese python hunt in Florida Everglades slated for August

Florida's annual prize-winning hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades is slated to begin Aug. 5

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Calling all snake hunters. Florida opens registration for this year’s python challenge

MIAMI — Have you ever wanted to become a snake hunter in the Florida Everglades? Now’s your chance.

Miami Herald · Jun 16, 2022