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, ...

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.

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

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

Florida has one of the richest populations of snakes in the United States since there are dozens of snake species that ...

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

Alison Joslyn was biking through Shark Valley in Everglades National Park when she spotted an American alligator clamped onto ...

In the annals of record-breaking animals, there is big, and then there is Florida python big. Leave it to a professional ...

Robert wanted to get a snake checked out at the vet and gave it a front-row seat for the journey. (Instagram/Robert Irwin) ...

The Florida Department of Health has issued a "do not consume python" advisory due to unhealthy mercury levels. Despite the advisory, it is not illegal to eat python meat in Florida. Some chefs and ...

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 ...