Floridians are dealing with a surge in Burmese pythons. While the snakes aren’t native to the Sunshine State, they’re wreaking havoc on the Everglades ecosystem. #pythons #everglades #florida | NewsNation

Gator vs. python: Reporter Bill Kearney took a trip to the Everglades when the unexpected happened. “It was the seventh alligator we’d seen on the two-mile bike path through Everglades National Park. This one was different, very different. In the gator’s mouth, and draped to his side and twisted underneath his chin was a Burmese python — a big one, thick and probably twice as long as I am tall. Were they fighting? Still struggling?” 🐍 🐊 South Florida Sun Sentinel #gator #burmesepython #python

Hunter Carl Jackson captured a near-record 202-pound Burmese python in Florida's Big Cypress National Park. Read more: https://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/2026/01/26/burmese-python-florida-invasive-snake-hunt-everglades-video/88358825007/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook | The News-Press (Fort Myers and Cape Coral)