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

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 ...

Donna Kalil, a contract hunter for the South Florida Water Management District, nabbed 56 snakes during the Python Challenge between July 11 and July 20. She brought in 19 during the 2024 contest when ...

As Burmese pythons threaten Florida's habitats, a local program incentivizes residents to assist with capturing and killing ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced Taylor Stanberry removed 60 invasive Burmese pythons ...

Firefighters in South Florida removed a Burmese python from a home in Homestead, outside of Miami. The reptile has become a ...

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

Python hunter Amy Siewe caught this nearly 12-foot python in August 2023. Invasive Burmese pythons have ravaged native wildlife in Florida, and so far, the most effective solution is hunting them.

South Florida is home to two particularly problematic invasive species: Burmese pythons and green iguanas. The pythons live ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida teenager’s first time participating in the Florida Python Challenge has secured his place in python-catching history after he helped reel in one of the ...

The female Burmese python stretched 17 feet, 2 inches and weighed 198 pounds, the second-heaviest python ever captured in Florida, the Conservancy confirmed with CBS News.

Snake hunters catch ‘monster’ python in Florida An invasive 198-pound Burmese python was captured on Friday, but why are they a nuisance to the surrounding wildlife?