On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to ...

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

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

Florida’s annual Python Challenge began Friday where participants compete to see who can remove the largest number of Burmese pythons from the Everglades in 10 days. With $25,000 up for grabs in ...

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

Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, holds a female python during a research trip ...

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 set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

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

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

More than 200 of the invasive pythons were removed from South Florida during last year's hunt, according to the FWC.