Earlier this year, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida passed an astonishing milesone: The nonprofit announced it had taken 20 tons of pythons out of the western Everglade – the rough equivalent of a ...

The full list of this year’s top python hunters is finally here. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ...

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

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

Some hunters participating in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge will likely get bitten by the invasive snake. One hunter told ...

A nighttime search in Big Cypress National Preserve ended with hunters wrestling a Burmese python that stretched 19 feet. The ...

These images of python hunters with their trophy catches underscore how big a threat these invasive snakes are in Florida.

In just over a month, novice and professional python hunters will converge on the Everglades for the annual Florida Python Challenge. Participants can win money prizes in several categories, including ...

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 prizes.

Back in January, Burmese python hunter Carl Jackson caught one of the heaviest pythons on record in Florida. His catch, a 16-foot, 10-inch female python hiding in the Big Cypress National Preserve, ...

MIAMI — When Florida issued a call for python hunters, applications came in from near and very, very far — Iran, for instance, where one man sees a chance to fulfill his childhood dream. Mohammad ...

Professional python hunters Guillermo Tapanes and Matt Kogo spotted something strange swimming in a remote pond on the border of Broward and Palm Beach counties. It was wasn’t moving like an iguana or ...