Months of planning, a remote swamp route and a remarkable discovery helped one determined hunter turn a grueling challenge ...

Florida Python Challenge 2026 winner Tom Rahill captured 96 invasive Burmese pythons in 10 days, all from Everglades National ...

Burmese pythons — destructive invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida — have developed a new foothold outside the Everglades.

Rahm Levinson caught the longest snake measuring 16-feet, 5-inches, while Tom Rahill tallied the most pythons caught ...

This year's Florida Python Challenge was July 10-19 at eight designated locations in south Florida. More than 900 hunters ...

Wildlife officials believe the new python population started because of snakes that were released or escaped from captivity ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades, and the challenge is part of initiative to remove them ...

Florida Python Challenge once again turned the Everglades into a high-stakes conservation contest, with hundreds of hunters ...

Participants in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge removed 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 10-day ...

Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python ...

The 10-day event drew 907 participants from 30 states and overseas, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The longest snake pulled during the challenge measured nearly 17 ...