Catches like this can be a massive win toward slowing the spread of a problematic invasive species.

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...

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

BetOnline is allowing users to bet on the outcome of the Florida Python Challenge. Is that legal?

Still, scientists no longer consider complete eradication realistic.

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

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 ...

Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, holds a female python during a research trip ...

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive creatures.

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

Scientists discovered a way to lure invasive Burmese pythons that have upset Florida’s ecosystem, including the Everglades.According to a 2023 report by Southern Illinois University, in September 2022 ...