The University of Florida "Croc Docs" team studies how pythons move and breed to learn how to better capture them. Pythons ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is being impacted by severe weather, making hunting difficult. Defending champion Taylor Stanberry notes that colder, rainy conditions have made snakes less active.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida python team came across are massive female snake while conducting research in the field ...

Also known as the "Python Huntress," Amy Siewe calls the annual Florida Python Challenge 'a circus and counterproductive.' ...

Florida has spent decades trying to reduce python numbers through organized removal programs, public hunts, and contractor ...

The hunt is on in the Everglades as the 2026 Florida Python Challenge officially gets underway. For the next 10 days, ...

As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is underway, one Florida restaurant will let you cash in your catch for a pizza.

Florida's Python Challenge is an annual event encouraging people to hunt Burmese Pythons, a reptile species invasive to ...

This year’s event, hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

The incident was one of three alligator attacks in Florida within a week. Officials note that alligators are more territorial during mating season, which coincides with warmer months when more people ...

Florida pays contracted hunters to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Native to Southeast Asia, the pythons have caused a severe decline in native mammal populations. Conservative ...