Timeline of Control
History of Florida Burmese Python Control
Mid to Late 1900’s
- Burmese pythons begin establishing in south Florida
- In 1979 the first observation of a Burmese python in the wild in south Florida was recorded in Everglades National Park
2006
- Everglades Invasive Species Summit
- FWC created the Exotic Pet Amnesty Program
2007
- Final Rule 68-5, F.A.C., Rules Relating to Non-native Species
2008
- Multi-stakeholder Python Action Workshops
- Burmese Pythons regulated as a Reptile of Concern
- FWC created Reptiles of Concern designation
2009
- Multi-stakeholder Python Action Workshops
- Hunters allowed to remove pythons on four Wildlife Management Areas
2010
- Burmese Pythons regulated as a Conditional species in Florida
- As a Conditional species, Burmese pythons could no longer be acquired as personal pets along with other parameters
2012
- Python Management Meeting
- Federal Lacey Act (U.S.C. Title 16) amended to include Burmese pythons as an Injurious Species
2013
- Interagency Large Constrictor Workshop
- Python Interagency Executive Leadership Workshop
- Conservancy of Southwest Florida started the first Scout Snake Program
- First Python Patrol Program training conducted
- First Florida Python Challenge
2014
- Structured Decision-Making Workshop
2017
- Python Science Synthesis Working Group
- Ongoing Python Research Workshop
- Python Management Plan Workshops
- FWC Executive Order 17-11 allows the take of nonnative reptiles on 22 Commission-managed lands
- Start of the FWC Python Action Team Removing Invasive Constrictors (PATRIC) and the SFWMD Python Elimination Program (PEP) Python Removal Contractor Programs
2019
- First Florida Python Control Plan Drafting Meeting
2020
- Updated FWC Executive Order 20-17 allows take of nonnative reptiles on 25 Commission-managed lands
2021
- Burmese Pythons regulated as a Prohibited species in Florida
- As a Prohibited species, Burmese pythons could no longer be breed for commercial sale and could not be acquired as personal pets along with other parameters
- Finalize and distribute the first Florida Python Control Plan
- First Florida Python Control Plan Workgroup Meeting
2022
- North American Invasive Species Management Association Conference Python Panel
2023
- Updated FWC Executive Order 23-16 allows take of nonnative reptiles on 32 Commission-managed lands