The Burmese python has become the defining ecological problem of the Florida Everglades, a giant constrictor from Southeast ...

Florida’s southern wetlands have been overtaken by a predator that does not belong there. Burmese pythons, native to ...

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

Rahm Levinson caught the longest snake measuring 16-feet, 5-inches, while Tom Rahill tallied the most pythons caught ...

The June winners of the South Florida Water Management District python elimination program rakes in snakes and money.

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge ended on July 19, and organizers have officially finished tallying the number of bagged ...

The 2026 annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day Everglades conservation event — removed nearly 300 snakes, the biggest ...

Hundreds of hunters will scour the Everglades for cash prizes as a key window opens to stop one of Florida's most destructive invaders.

Tom Rahill, the 69-year-old veteran hunter, won this year's Florida Python Challenge by catching 96 pythons individually, Fox ...

Months of planning, a remote swamp route and a remarkable discovery helped one determined hunter turn a grueling challenge ...

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

Professional python hunter Carl Jackson recently caught a 202-pound python, the second heaviest ever recorded in Florida. Python bites are a common risk for hunters, and their teeth feel like needles ...