"This is a South Florida problem that is rapidly turning into a Central Florida problem." ...

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

Burmese pythons have been spreading across southern Florida for more than four decades, consuming native mammals at rates ...

A record-breaking result from Florida's annual python hunt is drawing attention — but for a sobering reason. Even after 294 Burmese pythons were removed in just 10 days, experts ...

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity.

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

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

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 ...

As python hunters head out into the Everglades for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, many of them will feel the bite of the invasive snake.

A Florida python hunter captured a 202-pound female Burmese python in the Everglades. The captured snake is the second heaviest on record in Florida, measuring 16 feet, 10 inches long. Burmese pythons ...