That news comes on the heels of news that the pesky Burmese Pythons are moving north from the Everglades and setting up ...

Defending champion Taylor Stanberry entered Florida's annual python challenge last-minute. She provided an update midway through the 2026 competition.

Snakes on a plain? A Florida pizzeria owner is redefining the term “exotic pet trade” by accepting captured Burmese pythons ...

Mike Myers became a comedy hero to millions during his stint as a popular star, and he had several idols of his own growing ...

As far as Dusty Crum is aware, his Florida restaurant is the only pizza place in the world that accepts invasive Burmese ...

There’s a snake in the Everglades that no one native to Florida ever asked for. The Burmese python didn’t slither up from the Caribbean or ride a hurricane in from Asia. We brought it — through the ...

See scientists wrangling the invasive snakes.

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win Florida's annual python challenge last year by catching 60 pythons during the ...

Hunters from all over the world are in the Everglades right now, competing to bring in the most Burmese pythons before the Florida Python Challenge wraps up on July 19.

The Florida Python Challenge is a ten-day event where participants hunt invasive Burmese pythons. Officials advise against eating python meat due to high levels of mercury found in the snakes. Experts ...

These snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a ...

A professional python hunter explains why she does not participate in Florida's Python Challenge. The event attracts inexperienced people who may harm native snakes or get bitten. The author believes ...