The Naples Daily News and News-Press are working with the FWC in 2024 for a special Q&A series on the impact of the Burmese python in Florida.

The Naples Daily News and News-Press are working with the FWC in 2024 for a special Q&A series on the impact of the Burmese python in Florida.

Python Huntress Amy Siewe is participating in a video Q&A series with the Naples Daily News and The News-Press.

Note to readers: The Naples Daily News and News-Press are asking experts questions about Burmese Pythons in 2024. The invasive python is wreaking havoc with the ecosystem in southern parts of Florida.

BARTOSZEK: Pythons grow based on the amount of prey they consume. Generally female pythons grow to larger size than males. Conservancy biologists have captured the heaviest female python to date in ...

It is fairly easy to humanely kill a Burmese python one you have one in your grip. But identifying the invasive snake in the wild is another story.

Python Huntress Amy Siewe participated in a video Q&A with us about her life of hunting Burmese pythons in Florida?

Q. Why should python hunters (and others) think twice about eating python meat? FWC: Some Burmese pythons removed from the Everglades that have been tested for mercury levels had high amounts of ...

Q. Can a Burmese python smell? FWC: McKayla Spencer, the Nonnative Fish and Wildlife Program Coordinator for the FWC, told us snake species, such as the Burmese python, have multiple ways to smell and ...

This is another installment in our 2024 Python Q&A series where we are learning more about this invasive snake in Florida.