The June winners of the South Florida Water Management District python elimination program rakes in snakes and money.

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

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

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

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

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

Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition aimed at removing invasive Burmese pythons ...

On the marsh-fringed Gulf Coast where a trio of unhurried rivers slug into Charlotte Harbor, a semi-aquatic invader has settled in, taking advantage of Florida’s natural and man hewn waterways. An ...

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

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

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