Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

"This is a South Florida problem that is rapidly turning into a Central Florida problem." ...

A record-breaking result from Florida's annual python hunt is drawing attention — but for a sobering reason. Even after 294 Burmese pythons were removed in just 10 days, experts ...

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity.

Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...

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

Today the dates will be announced for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. But who can forget 2025 when history was made?

A contracted hunter captured the second-heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. Invasive Burmese pythons are devastating the South Florida ecosystem by preying on small ...

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...

A Florida python hunter captured a 202-pound female Burmese python in the Everglades. The captured snake is the second heaviest on record in Florida, measuring 16 feet, 10 inches long. Burmese pythons ...

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

As python hunters head out into the Everglades for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, many of them will feel the bite of the invasive snake.