The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the ...

"You maybe go out there 50 times and you don't see anything," ...

In just over a month, novice and professional python hunters will converge on the Everglades for the annual Florida Python ...

A new study finds that invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida can open their jaws even wider than researchers previously ...

"They're just so good at hunting, hiding, and surviving here." ...

It's almost python hunting season in Florida! Every year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District host a python challenge and award ...

Every month the South Florida Water Management District challenges contracted hunters to eliminate as many of the invasive snakes as they can.

Deep in the Florida Everglades, a team of snake hunters spent hours searching for one of the swamp's most elusive predators.

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida's ecosystem. The 2025 challenge saw 934 participants remove a record 294 pythons, ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge are set. Here's how last year's winner captured a whopping 60 pythons for the $10,000 grand prize.

Florida wildlife officials released more information about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge on Tuesday, which brings hunters from all over to compete for a big cash prize while also helping protect ...

A Burmese python named Harriet has challenged scientific understanding of the species' reproductive cycle. Harriet produced six clutches of eggs over seven reproductive cycles, a much higher rate than ...