"They're just so good at hunting, hiding, and surviving here." ...
Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.
Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...
"This is a South Florida problem that is rapidly turning into a Central Florida problem." ...
For months, he and his team had watched the snake using a transmitter and a trail camera. “I’m just kind of following this ...
The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...
Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and ...
In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.
Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect ...
Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says ...
It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...
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.