The winter freeze didn't dim the Burmese python population in Florida but the drought may mean new challenges to hunters in ...

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

Registration is now open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, when avid and amateur hunters alike can compete for cash ...

In Florida, hunters have successfully caught and removed hundreds of pythons as part of official conservation efforts.

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

NAPLES, Fla. — Three men said how they're pumped for the annual Python Challenge invasive snake hunting event, after catching a nearly 18-foot python Wednesday night in the Big Cypress National ...

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

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Friday marked ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has removed 20 tons of Burmese pythons from the western Everglades since 2013. The invasive pythons have decimated native wildlife, with at least 85 species ...

A python hunter captured the second heaviest Burmese python on record in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The captured female python measured 16 feet, 10 inches long and was found in the Big Cypress ...