Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

The python's head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm.

Donna Kalil, a contract hunter for the South Florida Water Management District, nabbed 56 snakes during the Python Challenge ...

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet the 2025 winner, Taylor Stanberry.

South Florida is home to two particularly problematic invasive species: Burmese pythons and green iguanas. The pythons live ...

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 ...

Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons in Florida.

Taylor Stanberry won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, removing 60 Burmese pythons from the Everglades and securing a ...

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.

Hunting Pythons in Florida: How to Get in on the Fun Invasive Burmese pythons got loose in the Sunshine State in the late 1970s, and since then, their numbers have exploded. The boa constrictors ...

Registration has opened for Florida's annual python hunting challenge. The competition is not for the faint of heart.