The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating an incident of a pink bikini-clad woman in a clear canoe petting a large alligator at Silver Springs State Park in Marion County.

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

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win Florida's annual python challenge last year by catching 60 pythons during the ...

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

Hurricane relief may come at a cost. Forecasters warn the same climate pattern calming storms could stir up a turbulent ...

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

It's time to hunt. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge, an opportunity for professionals and novices to catch the invasive ...

The Florida Python Challenge has returned in the Everglades.The annual conservation effort aims to protect the unique ecosystem from invasive<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

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

Florida's python hunters are gearing up for the July 10 start of the state's 10-day Python Challenge, when they will compete ...

A state-contracted hunter in Big Cypress National Preserve took a massive Burmese python out of the swamp: a 202-pound female ...

Garden plantings of native coontie helped fuel a quiet rebound, with sightings now spreading north and peaking in Florida’s ...