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

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...

Carl Jackson says a Burmese python bite feels brutal, and the Florida hunter has firsthand experience. He recently drew ...

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 ...

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and capturing invasive pythons slithering through the Everglades. And while the ...

Video from previous story: FWC announces winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA )— In just about a ...

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.

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade.

The annual Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Participants can win a share of $25,000 in prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize for ...

Over four tons of invasive Burmese pythons have been removed from Southwest Florida ecosystems during this breeding season. Here's how this remarkable achievement was accomplished and why it is so ...

It's almost python hunting season in Florida! Every year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District host a python challenge and award ...

A Florida man was fined for catching an invasive python in Everglades National Park. His case was later dismissed.