Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...

Researchers working in Collier County, Florida, removed 8,080 pounds of Burmese pythons in a concentrated removal effort that ...

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade.

Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts ...

On a fall day in Gainesville, Georgia, Justin Kobylka, the forty-two-year-old owner of Kinova Reptiles, was preparing to cut open two clutches of snake eggs. He was hoping to hit upon some valuable, ...

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A gargantuan 13-foot albino python has been wreaking havoc across an ...

It's official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, ...

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity.

The search ended when residents came across an enormous snake near his hut.