The python have few predators because of their large size, with adult Burmese pythons in Florida averaging between six and nine feet.

People travel from far and wide to the Florida Python Challenge. They camp in tents, RVs, to catch one of these elusive slithering Burmese pythons.

A Florida man with near-unmatched gumption for slaying scaly creatures was awarded $1,000 through a new state incentive system for capturing a staggering 87 invasive pythons in just one month.

People travel from far and wide to the Florida Python Challenge. They camp in tents, RVs, to catch one of these elusive slithering Burmese pythons.

The Florida Python Challenge is held annually to raise awareness of Burmese pythons, an invasive snake, and the damage it has inflicted on the Everglades.

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition created by FWC to encourage participants to remove the large nonvenomous constrictor snakes that are an invasive species in Florida.

A startling milestone has been reached in Florida's war against the invasive Burmese pythons eating their way across the Everglades.

The Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition to remove the most pythons, is back in July.

Florida Fish & Wildlife has killed or removed more than 15,000 pythons since 2000, but none as big as this female.

Burmese pythons pose an even greater threat to Florida’s natural ecosystem than previously thought because of their big mouths, scientists recently discovered.