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 is home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the United States, from the vast wetlands of the Everglades to coastal marshes and subtropical forests. But these remarkable habitats are ...

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

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

A shocking discovery in Florida’s Everglades has once again highlighted the growing threat posed by invasive Burmese pythons ...

For decades, the state of Florida has faced a python problem. Burmese pythons were introduced into the Everglades through the exotic pet trade in the 1970s. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, ...

BURMESE PYTHONS ARE ONE OF THE STATE’S MOST FEARSOME INVASIVE SPECIES, AND WHILE THEY MAINTAINED A PRESENCE IN THE EVERGLADES FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, A NEW STUDY REVEALS THEY’RE TRAVELING NORTH. JJ ...

Florida incentivizes hunters to eliminate invasive Burmese pythons through programs offering cash rewards. The invasive snakes, numbering in the tens of thousands, disrupt the Everglades ecosystem by ...

Burmese pythons are top predators in the Florida Everglades, and wildlife researchers have found a way to help control the invasive species by using opossums. Researchers have fitted opossums and ...

A python hunter captured the second heaviest Burmese python on record in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The captured female python measured 16 feet, 10 inches long and was found in the Big Cypress ...