Hunters working across the Florida Everglades removed a record four tons of invasive Burmese pythons in a single coordinated ...
Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...
Hundreds of hunters will scour the Everglades for cash prizes as a key window opens to stop one of Florida's most destructive invaders.
Catches like this can be a massive win toward slowing the spread of a problematic invasive species.
Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...
Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...
The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set earlier this month. Between November 2025 and April 2026, researchers removed ...
Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, holds a female python during a research trip ...
Burmese pythons spread beyond the Everglades as Florida's Python Challenge begins, offering $25,000 in prizes.
Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts to restore balance.
It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive creatures.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced the return of the Florida Python Challenge. This is a ten ...