Over 900 participants helped remove 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, ...

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

"There are plenty more big ones crawling around out there, too." ...

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

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

Months of planning, a remote swamp route and a remarkable discovery helped this determined hunter turn a grueling challenge into victory.

After taking second place in the professional category of the Florida Python Challenge this year, Taylor Stanberry is ready ...

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

Burmese pythons are scarcely recorded in Lee County, but experts say the data is a faulty reflection of the invasive species' actual population.

The app will use years of data to predict when and where hunters are most likely to find the invasive snakes. Previous research found the best time to hunt is between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. during the wet ...

Contestants in this year’s Florida Python Challenge will crunch through South Florida sawgrass during one of the hottest times of the year, harried by triple-digit “feels like” temperatures during the ...

Burmese python hunters slogging through Florida’s muggy southern reaches may find their most valuable tool in the future is more than a keen eye and courage. It could be their cellphone. University of ...