Burmese pythons have become a serious ecological threat in the Everglades.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will announce the dates for this year's Python Challenge on May 19.

The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.

Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums. Because opossums are one of the snakes’ favorite prey, scientists discovered ...

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials ...

Florida’s war against the Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is still going strong, but you can do your part to battle one of ...

Something has been quietly emptying the Everglades. Burmese pythons — some stretching past 13 feet — have spent decades ...

Released into the wild decades ago, Florida’s giant pythons have multiplied into an unstoppable force, devouring native wildlife and collapsing fragile ecosystems.

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge are set. Here's how last year's winner captured a whopping 60 pythons for the $10,000 grand prize.

Florida wildlife officials released more information about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge on Tuesday, which brings hunters ...