Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

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

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

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

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

The Burmese python does not belong in the Florida Everglades. The invasive species eating its way through the Everglades is native to India, lower China, and some islands of the East Indies. At some ...

We caught up with two professional python hunters and asked them what are the "essentials" that help them be successful in ...

The invasive pythons number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades ...

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...

A Florida man was fined $180 for catching an invasive Burmese python in Everglades National Park. While python removal is encouraged in Florida, a permit is required to handle wildlife within the ...