Florida’s fight against invasive Burmese pythons has increasingly relied on an unusual tool: cash incentives large enough to ...

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

On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to ...

Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win Florida's annual python challenge last year by catching 60 pythons during the ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

Researchers are now trying a much less obvious tactic: putting GPS collars on possums so the devices can help reveal where ...

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.

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

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

The Florida Python Challenge begins July 10 and gives participants the opportunity to remove invasive Burmese pythons from ...