An armade of amateur snake hunters descend on the Florida Everglades to kill pythons for money. What could possibly go wrong?

The Florida Python Challenge brings out a fascinating cast of characters, all captured by the director Xander Robin’s camera.

Imagine this: a little robotic rabbit, complete with fur, a heating core, and even a "sniff test" built in - all lying in wait to bait a 15-foot Burmese python. Welcome to Florida's python hunt, ...

Not all oddballs are harmless fun in Xander Robin’s immersive, Floridian subcultural documentary The Python Hunt.

Xander Robin's SXSW-premiering documentary is like a real-life version of Peacock's 'Killing It,' which makes more sense if you've seen Peacock's 'Killing It.' By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television ...

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...

SXSW: Snake hunters from around the world descend upon the Everglades to cull the invasive Burmese python population in a contest that plays out like a Florida-fied "Cannonball Run." You can’t have a ...

Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's ...