A local man in Newberry County caught a 14-foot python that had been on the loose for weeks. The snake did not go down ...

A Florida woman has claimed the top prize in the 2025 Python Challenge after capturing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day ...

Florida python doc premieres at South By Southwest A scene from the 2025 documentary "The Python Hunt," which follows amateur snake hunters during the 2023 Florida Python Challenge.

One python huntress who won a prize in the 2025 Python Challenge has taken a sabbatical from her corporate job to pursue her passion.

Now their mission is python hunting. They aren't afraid to get their hands dirty. "Most of us use our hands and we go back and catch it behind the neck," Army Veteran Scott Metts said.

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet ...

Donna Kalil, a contract hunter for the South Florida Water Management District, nabbed 56 snakes during the Python Challenge ...

In 2017, she became the first female python hunter hired by the South Florida Water Management District. Read Next: The Python Hunt Kalil is one of only a few people licensed to hunt pythons for the ...

Taylor Stanberry competed in her first Florida Python Challenge in July and became the first female to win the ultimate grand ...

Florida wildlife tracker takes blind dog python hunting in dark swamp, and the dog ends up catching a 9-foot snake, video shows.

Volunteer python hunter Dave Hackathorn, of Waverly, W.Va., with a 4-foot-6-inch python caught west of Miami on Aug. 9, 2022. (Gary Coronado, Los Angeles Times/TNS) Evolved over eons ...

Recently, Kalil took part in the python challenges, bringing family and friends to hunt with her. She found a dead python each time – a 9-foot one and then a 10-foot snake with its head chewed off.