More than 200 of the invasive pythons were removed from South Florida during last year's hunt, according to the FWC.

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...

Python hunters in Florida will begin competing in the state’s annual removal competition one minute after the clock strikes ...

Hundreds of python hunters will spend the next 10 days removing as many of the invasive reptiles as they can in south Florida ...

Burmese pythons spread beyond the Everglades as Florida's Python Challenge begins, offering $25,000 in prizes.

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

Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for ...

Hundreds of hunters will scour the Everglades for cash prizes as a key window opens to stop one of Florida's most destructive invaders.

Exactly one minute after midnight tonight, hundreds of hunters will fan out across the Florida Everglades with a single ...

The invasive Burmese python is wreaking havoc with the ecosystem in southern parts of Florida. The state has enlisted hunters to try to help eradicate the menacing snakes, and the 2026 Python ...

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.