"There were a lot of little baby snakes just getting out of the nest." ...

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

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.

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

In roughly two weeks, the 2026 Florida Python Challenge kicks off! Registered participants have the opportunity to win a ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced the return of the Florida Python Challenge. This is a ten ...

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

Hunters working across the Florida Everglades removed a record four tons of invasive Burmese pythons in a single coordinated ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Participants can win a share of $25,000 in prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize for ...

A Burmese python sits in the grass at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 25, 2019. - Along with the venomous lionfish, the Burmese python is perhaps the least welcome ...

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 ...

Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science ...