The Florida Python Challenge Is Back, and It’s Seeking Hunters to Kill Invasive Snakes for a $10,000 Grand Prize

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will run from July 10 through July 19, with a $10,000 grand prize to whoever removes the ...
Interesting Engineering

3D-printed autonomous interceptor aircraft targets hostile drone swarms at 350 mph

SkyDefense revealed CobraJet, a high-speed VTOL counter-drone aircraft capable of intercepting multiple unmanned aerial ...

CobraJet™ - VTOL Multirole Jet for Counter-UAS with Low-Cost Interceptors

SkyDefense, Inc., headquartered in Brighton, CO, unveiled its advanced AI-powered VTOL counter-swarm interceptor jet "CobraJet™." This tactical, multirole battery or turbojet-powered autonomous ...

On the prowl for Florida’s invasive pythons, these guys are interrupting snake orgies

Brandon Welty eased his airboat named “Python Patrol” onto the rocky edge of a man-made island carved from the spoil of a ...
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What does a python bite look like? Invasive snake hunter shows battle scars.

The invasive Burmese python is wreaking havoc with the ecosystem in southern parts of Florida. The state has enlisted hunters to try to help eradicate the menacing snakes, and the 2026 Python ...

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 Python Challenge returns after last year’s record removal

FWC announces winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA )— In just about a week, registered participants ...