A giant snake once kept as an exotic pet can become a serious ecological problem when it enters the wrong environment. In the ...

Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

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

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and capturing invasive pythons slithering through the Everglades. And while the ...

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade.

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 ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

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

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