Each year, the challenge brings together wildlife officials, seasoned python hunters, and volunteers to restore Florida's ...

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

Half of the winners in this year’s Python Challenge were women, the highest number of huntresses to take home prizes in the annual contest that pits wits and skill as much as muscle against the ...

I moved to Florida when I was 6 years old. I grew up catching toads and snakes and going fishing, and I just continued to ...

The python's head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

At 4-feet, 11-inches tall, Stanberry is taking home the grand prize of $10,000 for catching 60 snakes. She is the first woman to win the grand prize in Florida's Python Challenge. Overall, the catches ...

A Florida woman has been crowned the winner of the state’s annual python challenge after raking in dozens of the invasive species in this year’s competition. Taylor Stanberry placed first after ...

'Anytime you catch something bigger than 14 feet, it’s not a snake anymore, it’s a monster,' said Donna Kalil, a licensed Florida python hunter. Mike Kimmel goes by the social media moniker Python ...

In the sprawling wetlands of Florida’s Everglades, an unlikely ally has joined the fight against one of the region’s most destructive invasive species—the Burmese python. Enter robot rabbits: lifelike ...