Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

Large pythons have shared forests, grasslands and river systems across Asia for thousands of years, yet two of the region's ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced the return of the Florida Python Challenge. This is a ten ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

Tens of thousands of people are expected to watch Fourth of July fireworks at and around Navy Pier Saturday as the city ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida's python removal program has eliminated over 20 tons of Burmese pythons since 2013. Researchers use surgically implanted radio transmitters in male "scout snakes" ...

The invasive pythons number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida's python removal program has eliminated over 20 tons of Burmese pythons since 2013. Researchers use surgically implanted radio transmitters in male "scout snakes" ...

Hunters stepping into the Everglades arena for the 2026 Python Challenge will find a population unculled by winter's freak freeze and the potential need for a strategic reset in tactics because of ...

The 2025 Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Florida ecosystems. The winner, Taylor Stanberry, removed 60 Burmese pythons and took home a $10,000 prize. The 10-day ...

It was a chilly December day when Ian Bartoszek and a team of other biologists hiked into the wilderness outside Naples to track pythons. They were homing in on Loki, a 13-foot, 52-pound male. But ...