I had signed up to learn how to catch Burmese pythons ahead of the Florida Python Challenge, and I couldn't wait to learn what it really takes to track one of Florida's most infamous invasive species.

Hundreds of python hunters are currently combing the Everglades ecosystem in Southern Florida for the state’s annual Python Challenge. Last year, 934 hunters participated in the 10-day event and ...

FWC data shows Burmese pythons mostly stay in southwestern Florida wetlands. What to know about the snakes found in Palm ...

Years of snake-tracking data reveal the conditions that boost success and that could be incorporated into an app to aid in ...

South Florida Water Management District contract python hunter Kris Bartish captures a Burmese python in the Florida ...

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

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

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event for professionals and amateurs to hunt invasive Burmese pythons. The event aims to reduce the python population, raise awareness, and protect the ...

The Florida Python Challenge is returning. The start of the annual event — which offers hunters far and wide the chance to compete for prizes for removing the titular invasive species, Burmese pythons ...

The event offers a $10,000 grand prize to whoever removes the most Burmese pythons from the Everglades The annual challenge is a state effort to decrease the number of Burmese pythons in the ...