Bryan G. Falk Brian J. Smith John David Willson Robert Reed Nicholas Aumen Michael L. Avery Ian A. Bartoszek Earl Campbell Michael Cherkiss Natalie M. Claunch Andrea Faye Currylow Tylan Dean Jeremy Dixon Richard M. Engeman Sarah Funck Rebekah Gibble Kodiak C. Hengstebeck John S. Humphrey Margaret Hunter Jillian Josimovich Jennifer Ketterlin Eckles Michael Kirkland Frank J. Mazzotti Robert A. McCleery Melissa A. Miller Matthew F. McCollister M. Rockwell Parker Shannon E. Pittman Michael R. Rochford Christina Romagosa Art Roybal Ray W. Snow McKayla M. Spencer Hardin Waddle Amy A. Yackel Adams Kristen Hart Jacquelyn C. Guzy 2023 <div class="P-Article-Preview-Block"><div class="P-Article-Preview-Block-Content"><p data-obkms-id="B7BBFE22-3217-4539-9146-614E1F774989">Burmese pythons (<i><span><span class="tn" data-obkms-id="55BF0289-2C14-4D8C-B514-17B939975828" data-taxon-parsed-name="Python molurus bivittatus"><span class="genus">Python</span>&nbsp;<span class="species">molurus</span>&nbsp;<span class="subspecies">bivittatus</span></span></span></i>) are native to southeastern Asia, however, there is an established invasive population inhabiting much of southern Florida throughout the Greater Everglades Ecosystem. Pythons have severely impacted native species and ecosystems in Florida and represent one of the most intractable invasive-species management issues across the globe. The difficulty stems from a unique combination of inaccessible habitat and the cryptic and resilient nature of pythons that thrive in the subtropical environment of southern Florida, rendering them extremely challenging to detect. Here we provide a comprehensive review and synthesis of the science relevant to managing invasive Burmese pythons. We describe existing control tools and review challenges to productive research, identifying key knowledge gaps that would improve future research and decision making for python control.</p></div></div> application/pdf 10.3897/neobiota.80.90439 en Pensoft Burmese pythons in Florida: A synthesis of biology, impacts, and management tools article