Florida's Python Challenge is an annual event encouraging people to hunt Burmese Pythons, a reptile species invasive to ...

See scientists wrangling the invasive snakes.

This year’s event, hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water ...

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, ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

New footage from the Florida Everglades shows an American alligator doing what few local animals can: killing a large, ...

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

The snake may have been an escaped pet or one that was intentionally released.

Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition aimed at removing invasive Burmese pythons ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win Florida's annual python challenge last year by catching 60 pythons during the ...