Wearing a Santa hat, biologist captures a giant python in Florida using a ‘spy snake’

Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.
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153-pound python: Capturing it Christmas week made this ‘Santa’ jolly

Conservancy of Southwest Florida made a Facebook post showing a wildlife wearing a Santa hat with Burmese python on his ...

This Santa has a huge python slung over his shoulder, not a sack of toys

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida made a Facebook post showing a wildlife wearing a Santa hat with Burmese python on his ...

Why invasive green iguanas turn pumpkin orange during holiday season

There was a time when iguanas were admired as novelties in Florida, roaming unmolested and being fed like stray cats. No ...

Florida Man Captured A 153-Pound Invasive Burmese Python And It Looks Like He Slayed A Dragon

A Florida man dressed in a Santa Claus hat captured a 153-pound invasive Burmese python on Christmas Eve. He shared a photo of the snake slung over his ...
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Giant snakes are spreading fast and experts say more outbreaks are coming

Across South Florida, giant snakes that once seemed like exotic escapees are now entrenched residents, reshaping ecosystems ...

Big snake news in 2025: Naples woman won top prize in python competition

The annual Florida Python Challenge was held in July this year and when all of the counting was completed, a woman from ...
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Experts issue warning as massive snakes spread across US region: 'We can expect to see more populations pop up'

"They just start spreading out." Experts issue warning as massive snakes spread across US region: 'We can expect to see more ...