Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's ...

Long-term tracking shows a Burmese python is rewriting assumptions about breeding, giving new intel for Florida's battle against the invasive snake.

The OP said they were prepared for danger and wanted to get "hands on with whatever I'm allowed to." ...

Heightened gator risk: May and June mark alligator mating season, when the reptiles become more aggressive, posing dangers to python hunters in South Florida. Predator rivalry: Alligators and pythons ...

NAPLES, Fla. — Three men said how they're pumped for the annual Python Challenge invasive snake hunting event, after catching a nearly 18-foot python Wednesday night in the Big Cypress National ...

Carl Jackson noticed something when he turned his truck around on Turner River Road in Big Cypress National Park. It was almost 4 p.m. on Jan. 13. He was on his way back to near where he had just ...

The Florida Python Challenge brings out a fascinating cast of characters, all captured by the director Xander Robin’s camera.

The state of Florida has entered into a public-private partnership with Inversa — a leather company that specializes in invasive species — to support the fight against Burmese pythons. The partnership ...

It was the catch of a lifetime. For contracted python hunter Carl Jackson, wrangling a near record python earlier this year (Jan. 13) was likely satisfying in more ways than one. First, his struggle ...

One python hunter, Anthony Flanagan, had a busy March eliminating the invasive snakes. He was rewarded by the South Florida Water Management District.