Smithsonian Magazine

This 15-Foot Python Is the First Known Snake to Receive Electrochemotherapy for Cancer. Now, She’s Officially Free of the Disease

The pioneering treatment makes it easier for traditional chemotherapy drugs to penetrate cancer cells. After the procedure, ...

Python challenge grand prize winner snags 96 snakes along with $10,000

More than 900 contestants vying for the $10,000 grand prize scoured South Florida for 10 days during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.

Python named Jodie Foster, first known snake to receive electrochemotherapy, now cancer free

A python named Jodie Foster is now cancer free and back to her usual "bright and feisty self" after receiving a pioneering ...

2026 Florida python hunt saw 280 snakes removed. How about last year?

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

15ft python becomes first snake in the world to receive groundbreaking cancer treatment

A python named after legendary actor Jodie Foster is the first snake in the world to be given a life-saving cancer treatment.
VICE

Florida Is Attacking Its Python Problem With Snake Leather Shoes

Florida never ceases to amaze. Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the state’s latest effort to control the Burmese python problem in the Everglades involves turning the snakes into handbags, belts, ...

Florida Python Challenge winner claims 96 snakes, $10,000 grand prize

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