The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

Case dismissed, but fight spotlights clash between aggressive invasive species threat and federal park rules on handling ...

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says ...

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

Conservancy of Southwest Florida biologists caught the heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in the Florida Everglades in 2022. The colossal female python weighed an eye-popping 215 pounds and was ...

On June 9, the Conservancy said that its biologists and volunteers with the Conservancy’s python action team removed 177 ...

I’m excited to announce that the annual Florida Python Challenge™ is back for 2026! Kicking off on Friday, July 10 at 12:01 a.m., and running until Sunday, July 19 at 5 p.m., registered participants ...

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.

The average weight of removed female pythons was 95 pounds, with the largest female captured this season weighing 153 pounds and measuring 17 feet long. The females carried an average of 70 eggs, and ...

A new study finds that invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida can open their jaws even wider than researchers previously ...