How strong and fast can a python swim in Florida waters? You'd be surprised

Pythons can tolerate saltwater and freshwater and have been observed swimming in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.

Python swim party? Hunters observe possible new Burmese python behavior

Professional python hunters spotted something strange happening in a South Florida pond. They soon realized they might be the ...
Miami Herald

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

Ian Easterling, a biologist with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, captured a 153-pound female Burmese python, one of the largest caught in Florida in 2025. Conservancy of Southwest ...
Fox News

Large Burmese python on video getting pulled from Florida neighborhood tree: 'It was pretty dangerous’

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...