Each year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission turns python removal into a public competition. The Python ...

In South Florida, one nonprofit is helping to solve two problems at once, removing invasive Burmese pythons and training ...

Southwest Florida-shot documentary "The Python Hunt" saw a limited run in U.S. theaters earlier this year. Now the movie's ...

Wildlife biologists in Florida are doing everything they can to eradicate invasive Burmese pythons, from hosting public hunting challenges and hiring bounty hunters to affixing tracking devices to ...

More than 200 of the invasive pythons were removed from South Florida during last year's hunt, according to the FWC.

Burmese pythons — destructive invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida — have developed a new foothold outside ...

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...

Burmese pythons are spreading across Florida, but experts warn they may soon adapt to survive in colder climates.

A Florida restaurant is offering free python pizza for participants capturing invasive Burmese pythons. This promotion supports efforts to remove these reptiles from the Everglades ecosystem. The 2026 ...

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 ...

Years of snake-tracking data reveal the conditions that boost success and that could be incorporated into an app to aid in hunting Burmese pythons.

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...