To combat the Burmese python, one of the region's most destructive invasive species, Florida is once again opening the ...

Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...

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

The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...

A Florida couple known for hunting invasive pythons through the state's python-removal incentive program is gaining attention online, but they say the job is far more demanding and less glamorous than ...

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The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

Hunters stepping into the Everglades arena for the 2026 Python Challenge will find a population unculled by winter’s freak freeze and the potential need for a strategic reset in tactics because of ...

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials announced today. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will begin at 12:01 a.m. on ...

Scientists in the Everglades are still working to outsmart Burmese pythons, one of the region's most destructive invaders. WLRN detailed how University of Florida researchers used radio-tagged "scout" ...

FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. CONTROLLING THE PYTHON POPULATION HERE IN FLORIDA, GOVERNOR DESANTIS SPOKE IN STUART TODAY ABOUT SOME NEW ACTIONS THE STATE PLANS TO TAKE TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF ...