The ten-day annual Florida snake hunt is now underway. Here's what to know before slithering over to the Everglades.

Ronald Kiger won the grand prize of the 2024 Python Challenge by bringing in 20 Burmese pythons. A total of 195 pythons were captured.

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who ...

Veteran python hunter Donna Kalil, who is contracted with the South Florida Water Management District, was optimistic this year that her tally of 19 snakes would win the grand prize. Instead, she ...

Florida officials unveiled the 2025 Python Challenge to fight invasive pythons and protect the Everglades.

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who ...

A Florida woman has been dubbed the 'new queen of the Everglades' after winning the 2025 Florida Python Challenge's grand prize for removing an impressive 60 invasive snakes from the Everglades.

Florida awards hunters who capture pythons from the wild, but the challenge has done little to reduce the invasive species impact on the Everglades ecosystem.(Aired on ATC on Aug. 15, 2022.) ...