On June 9, the Conservancy said that its biologists and volunteers with the Conservancy’s python action team removed 177 Burmese pythons.

Deep in the Florida Everglades, a team of snake hunters spent hours searching for one of the swamp's most elusive predators. Just when it seemed like another slow day, a trained dog picked up a scent.

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the ...

Florida's python problem is widely tied to people importing exotic pets and releasing or losing them into the wild.

A record-breaking result from Florida's annual python hunt is drawing attention — but for a sobering reason. Even after 294 ...

Every year, hundreds of professional hunters, thrill-seekers, and curious amateurs descend on South Florida for the annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day competition aimed at removing invasive ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that pose a significant threat to the Everglades ecosystem. The Florida Python Challenge is an annual event designed to raise awareness and remove ...

It's that time again as a special southern Florida tradition is upon us. There are many types of hunts and hunting seasons in the United States, but Florida may have the most interesting hunt in the ...

Robert Edman, with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, demonstrates how to catch a python during an event promoting the Florida Python Challenge on Dec. 5, 2019. Al Diaz ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...