"This is a South Florida problem that is rapidly turning into a Central Florida problem." ...

"They're just so good at hunting, hiding, and surviving here." ...

The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and ...

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, setting a state record. Her work shows ...

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

Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect ...

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums.

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.