Each year, the challenge brings together wildlife officials, seasoned python hunters, and volunteers to restore Florida's ...

Snake wrangler Mike Kimmel thought he was a goner when he grabbed a 17-foot python by the tail and the huge serpent reared up ...

Taylor Stanberry won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, removing 60 invasive Burmese pythons. The first-time participant earned $10,000 for her efforts during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, along ...

Officials estimate that pythons have killed 95% of small mammals as well as thousands of birds in Everglades National Park ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is back. The event offers hunters from across the country the chance to win a $10,000 Ultimate Grand Prize for removing the most invasive Burmese pythons from the ...

The annual python challenge hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission starts Friday. The Burmese python is an invasive species in Florida, first discovered in Everglades National ...

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

The pursuit of invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida led to the alarming discovery when four females were captured at a ...