Researchers have found the species is capable of taking down prey larger than once thought.

Burmese pythons have haunted the Florida Everglades for more than two decades, growing from a handful of escaped or released ...

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...

Still, scientists no longer consider complete eradication realistic.

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition to remove invasive snakes, has concluded. Hunters competed for $25,000 in cash prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize for removing the most ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced the return of the Florida Python Challenge. This is a ten-day event in which people will compete to catch and kill the most invasive ...

Some hunters participating in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge will likely get bitten by the invasive snake. One hunter told ...

Registration is now open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, when avid and amateur hunters alike can compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of the ravenous, invasive Burmese ...

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

As Florida temperatures climb, so do snake sightings, especially of invasive Burmese pythons, which become more active and easier to spot during warmer months. The Burmese python is a large, ...

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...