"Might as well honor their existence and admire their beauty." ...

The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...

"They're just so good at hunting, hiding, and surviving here." ...

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and ...

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.

Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect native wildlife from the invasive species.

Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity.

As python hunters head out into the Everglades for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, many of them will feel the bite of the invasive snake.

Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums. Because opossums are one of the snakes' favorite prey, scientists discovered ...