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

On World Snake Day, Loveland Living Aquarium announced the arrival of their longest animal to date. Sula is a reticulated ...

A Florida pizzeria owner is redefining the term “exotic pet trade” by accepting captured Burmese pythons as payment for a pie ...

We are almost halfway through the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, which means plenty of snakes have likely already been ...

The annual python hunting competition runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 10, to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 19. What to know ahead of ...

These snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a ...

Florida has spent decades trying to reduce python numbers through organized removal programs, public hunts, and contractor ...

Florida’s annual Python Challenge began Friday where participants compete to see who can remove the largest number of Burmese ...

Florida's Python Challenge is an annual event encouraging people to hunt Burmese Pythons, a reptile species invasive to ...

Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition aimed at removing invasive Burmese pythons ...

FLORIDA EVERGLADES — The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is back and begins Friday, July 10. Hunters will have until 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, to remove Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades.

This year’s event, hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water ...