The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will run from July 10 through July 19, with a $10,000 grand prize to whoever removes the ...

The invasive Burmese python is wreaking havoc with the ecosystem in southern parts of Florida. The state has enlisted hunters to try to help eradicate the menacing snakes, and the 2026 Python ...

Former “Python Challenge” winner Taylor Stanberry says the timing of this year’s challenge should lead to lots of invasive ...

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

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

I kept waiting for The Python Hunt to become the most Florida Man movie ever made. The Python Hunt. NR, 91 minutes. Opening ...

We caught up with two professional python hunters and asked them what are the "essentials" that help them be successful in ...

While Burmese pythons are not venomous, their bites are common and feel like needles tearing through the skin. Invasive pythons have severely impacted Florida's small mammal populations in the ...

Back in January, Burmese python hunter Carl Jackson caught one of the heaviest pythons on record in Florida. His catch, a 16-foot, 10-inch female python hiding in the Big Cypress National Preserve, ...

Python hunting occurs year-round in Florida to combat the invasive species disrupting the Everglades ecosystem. The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program pays hunters to ...

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...