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Burmese python coiled in sawgrass marsh in the Everglades
Blog

Florida's Invasive Species — Pythons, Lionfish, Iguanas, and What You Can Do

Florida hosts more invasive species than any other US state — 500+ established. Pythons in the Everglades, lionfish on the reef, iguanas on Key Biscayne seawalls. Here's what they are, why they're here, and what a visitor can actually do about it.
Lionfish with distinctive fanned venomous spines and red-white striped body on Florida reef
Wildlife

Lionfish Hunting in the Lower Keys — Eat the Invader, Save the Reef

Drop sixty feet onto a Lower Keys ledge in May and you'll see them on every overhang — fanned, striped, unhurried. Florida wants you to spear them. No license, no bag limit, no closed season. Take the pole spear, take the ZooKeeper, take a frying pan.