The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set earlier this month. Between November 2025 and April 2026, researchers removed ...

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

Researchers captured 177 invasive Burmese pythons and removed more than 4,100 eggs during a single breeding season in Southwest Florida.

"This is a South Florida problem that is rapidly turning into a Central Florida problem." ...

The average weight of removed female pythons was 95 pounds, with the largest female captured this season weighing 153 pounds and measuring 17 feet long. The females carried an average of 70 eggs, and ...

Florida holds an annual 10-day Python Challenge to control the invasive Burmese python population. Participants compete for prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize for removing the most pythons. The ...

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.

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

We are right in the middle of Burmese python nesting season in South Florida, and one recent discovery is highlighting just how adaptable this invasive species has become. A python was found hiding ...

Brandon Welty eased his airboat named “Python Patrol” onto the rocky edge of a man-made island carved from the spoil of a ...