"We're not putting these animals out there and in harm's way. Harm's way is there. We're just documenting what is happening."

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

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the landscape.

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and captured 60 pythons in 10 days. Researchers have used ...