Invasive Burmese pythons have slithered to a new location in South Florida, establishing a colony outside the previously ...

New footage from the Florida Everglades shows an American alligator doing what few local animals can: killing a large, ...

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

See scientists wrangling the invasive snakes.

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, ...

Florida’s fight against invasive Burmese pythons has increasingly relied on an unusual tool: cash incentives large enough to ...

Native animals can still sometimes gain the upper hand against invasive species.

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

The Conservancy’s python tracking team made the first capture of the breeding season with scout snake #118 “Snaquan” in November 2025, removing a 17-foot, 148 lb female python. Conservancy of ...

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

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

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