Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

Firefighters in South Florida removed a Burmese python from a home in Homestead, outside of Miami. The reptile has become a ...

The python's head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm.

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge, capturing 60 pythons and earning a $10,000 prize ...

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet the 2025 winner, Taylor Stanberry.

Donna Kalil won the bonus in May for removing 16 pythons. The annual Python Challenge, open for registration, runs from July 11-20. The South Florida Water Management District's python hunting ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced Taylor Stanberry removed 60 invasive Burmese pythons ...

Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez announced that registration for the 2024 Florida Python Challenge is now open. “The Burmese python, as many of you know, is an invasive species that has wreaked ...

Kevin Pavlidis, a professional python hunter, earns $50 for the first four feet of reptile and $25 per additional foot. He caught Florida's longest python — 18 feet and 9.75 inches — in 2019.

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species ...