Florida’s southern wetlands have been overtaken by a predator that does not belong there. Burmese pythons, native to ...

Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for ...

Native ecosystems can lose stability when invasive animals take over.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades, and the challenge is part of initiative to remove them ...

On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to remove as many of the invasive animals as possible from the Everglades. The ...

This year's Florida Python Challenge was July 10-19 at eight designated locations in south Florida. More than 900 hunters ...

The annual python hunting competition runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 10, to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 19. What to know ahead of prizes.

Rahm Levinson caught the longest snake measuring 16-feet, 5-inches, while Tom Rahill tallied the most pythons caught ...

Photographer and writer Bob Bramblet is the past president of the Florida Outdoors Writers Association, and he wrote a book ...

Hunters removed 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 10-day 2026 Florida Python Challenge, state ...

Back in January, Burmese python hunter Carl Jackson caught one of the heaviest pythons on record in Florida. His catch, a 16-foot, 10-inch female python hiding in the Big Cypress National Preserve, ...

Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python ...