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

Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, holds a female python during a research trip ...

As python hunters head out into the Everglades for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, many of them will feel the bite of the ...

Back in January, Burmese python hunter Carl Jackson caught one of the heaviest pythons on record in Florida. His catch, a 16-foot, 10-inch female python hiding in the Big Cypress National Preserve, ...

Participants will compete July 10-19 to help remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades and raise awareness about invasive ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, disrupting the Everglades' food chain. A single female python can lay between 20 to over 100 eggs at a time. Hunters are now financially rewarded ...

While Burmese pythons are not venomous, their bites are common and feel like needles tearing through the skin. Invasive pythons have severely impacted Florida's small mammal populations in the ...