A giant snake once kept as an exotic pet can become a serious ecological problem when it enters the wrong environment. In the ...

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...

Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and capturing invasive pythons slithering through the Everglades. And while the ...

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

It's that time again as a special southern Florida tradition is upon us. There are many types of hunts and hunting seasons in the United States, but Florida may have the most interesting hunt in the ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

A Florida man was hailed as a hero for catching an 8-foot-long invasive python, and then fined for it. Where is it legal to kill them?

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

We caught up with two professional python hunters and asked them what are the "essentials" that help them be successful in ...