Snake Hunters Head to Florida for the Wildest, Most Viral Competition in the Country

Former “Python Challenge” winner Taylor Stanberry says the timing of this year’s challenge should lead to lots of invasive ...

What does a python bite look like? Invasive snake hunter shows battle scars.

Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.
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Florida tells hunters to scan levee banks, and skip the water, for Everglades pythons

Their camouflage is so effective in the subtropical environment.
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Burmese pythons have wiped out 98 percent of Florida’s opossums, so scientists are now strapping GPS collars onto the survivors and letting the snakes eat them, becau…

Florida researchers fitted GPS-collared opossums to track Burmese pythons from the inside — and the hidden biology of this ...

In Photos: Scientists snag Everglades python eggs for invasive species research

Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, holds a female python during a research trip ...
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After the catch: What some hunters do with carcass of pythons they catch

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.
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How submarine hunters track enemy boats without being seen

Submarine hunting is a contest of sound, patience, and stealth in an environment where light and radio signals are useless.

Florida's Burmese python challenge can't wipe out invasive snakes from the Everglades. Awareness is the real victory, officials say

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

Florida readies to battle invasive pythons with a new video PSA

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...
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Florida scientists confirm Burmese pythons can swallow full-grown deer, alligators whole

Still, scientists no longer consider complete eradication realistic.

On the prowl for invasive pythons, researchers are interrupting snake orgies

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

Florida's hunted Burmese pythons are getting a second life as boots, belts, and bags

Florida's python problem is getting fresh attention because after some of the massive snakes are taken from the Everglades, ...