The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge are set. Here's how last year's winner captured a whopping 60 pythons for the $10,000 grand prize.

Florida’s war against the Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is still going strong, but you can do your part to battle one of ...

The winter freeze didn't dim the Burmese python population in Florida but the drought may mean new challenges to hunters in ...

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials ...

Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums. Because opossums are one of the snakes’ favorite prey, scientists discovered ...

New tracking method: Scientists found that tagged raccoons and opossums eaten by pythons can help locate the snakes for removal. Ecosystem at risk: Burmese pythons have devastated native species in ...

Florida's Burmese pythons appear to be on the move, and the problem may no longer be limited to the Everglades. WESH News reported that, after more than two decades of being established in the ...

The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.

Every month the South Florida Water Management District challenges contracted hunters to eliminate as many of the invasive ...

A Burmese python named Harriet has challenged scientific understanding of the species' reproductive cycle. Harriet produced six clutches of eggs over seven reproductive cycles, a much higher rate than ...