The annual python challenge in Florida starts July 10, offering $10,000 to the participant who removes the most pythons.

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

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

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

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

A Florida man was fined for catching an invasive python in Everglades National Park. His case was later dismissed.

I’m excited to announce that the annual Florida Python Challenge™ is back for 2026! Kicking off on Friday, July 10 at 12:01 a.m., and running until Sunday, July 19 at 5 p.m., registered participants ...

Sergeant Carlos Atola, left, and a sheriff’s deputy captured a 14-foot Burmese python recently near U.S. 1, a six-lane road in a densely populated suburb of Miami-Dade. Courtesy Pinecrest Police ...

In the chronicles of the natural world, Harriet is an evolutionary success story. For Florida, the nearly 13-foot-long Burmese python is an ecological nightmare. Called the “most interesting Burmese ...

Two Sanford police officers responded to an unusual call on June 22 after a large ball python was discovered inside an ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...