Florida Python Challenge is back. Why the state wants more snake hunters

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...

Maps Show Spread of Burmese Pythons as Hunting Challenge Begins

Burmese pythons spread beyond the Everglades as Florida's Python Challenge begins, offering $25,000 in prizes.

The Florida Python Challenge is back, and it’s seeking hunters to kill invasive snakes for a $10,000 grand prize

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...

Florida pythons are edible. There's just one big problem

Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science ...

Python meat should never be on the menu. Here's why

Hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge in July will have an abundance of python meet. But it is advised that ...

Robert Irwin's 'insane' snake rescue stuns fans: 'Most Australian thing ever'

Robert wanted to get a snake checked out at the vet and gave it a front-row seat for the journey. (Instagram/Robert Irwin) ...

U.S. Zoo Releases Over a Dozen Rare Snakes Into the Wild

A Louisiana zoo is giving one of the rarest snake species in North America a helping hand by releasing more than a dozen of ...