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

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.

Florida's python problem is getting fresh attention because after some of the massive snakes are taken from the Everglades, ...

A record-breaking result from Florida's annual python hunt is drawing attention — but for a sobering reason. Even after 294 Burmese pythons were removed in just 10 days, experts ...

For months, he and his team had watched the snake using a transmitter and a trail camera. “I’m just kind of following this ...

Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect native wildlife from the invasive species.

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials announced today. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will begin at 12:01 a.m. on ...

The situation is dire from an ecological perspective. For years, hunters, hikers and others have for years reported that ...

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A hike through Shark Valley took an unexpected turn for Yatir Nitzany when he spotted something he knew didn’t belong in the Everglades. “I saw one crawling across the trail.

A large alligator was filmed dragging a massive Burmese python in Florida's Everglades National Park. The alligator was estimated to be 10 to 12 feet long, while the python appeared to be nearly twice ...

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.