The state record for heaviest python caught is a 215-pound beast caught in 2022. The invasive snake, a colossal female, was caught by Conservancy of Southwest Florida biologists in the Everglades. It ...

Within the next couple of decades, the Key Largo woodrat could go extinct if the Burmese python population continues as is, a ...

Burmese pythons have transformed the Florida Everglades into one of the strangest predator battlegrounds on Earth, where ...

Time is running out for any Florida Burmese python hunter looking to top what Carl Jackson did earlier this year. As of Sept. 24, Jackson still has the distinction of capturing the state's heaviest ...

While some individuals joyfully celebrate their achievements, others opt for discretion regarding their success. This ...

A tool created by University of Florida researchers aims to guide Burmese python removal efforts by helping hunters prioritize snakes for capture.

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

One of the most respected nonprofit environmental groups in Florida is celebrating a record-setting python hunting season.

Florida's Everglades is facing an ecological challenge from one of its most notorious invasive predators, the giant Burmese ...

More than 900 participants helped remove 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, according to the FWC. Tom Rahill won the grand prize of $10,000 by ...

Florida's 2026 Python Challenge begins today, and will last until July 19. A $10,000 reward will be issued to whoever removes the most Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Last year, more than 900 ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to manage the invasive Burmese python population. Last year's champion, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win the competition's top prize.