Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.

“Invasive pythons are one of the most destructive and harmful species in America’s Everglades,” according to the South Florida Water Management District website. “Their aggressive predation on native ...

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

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

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge featured 934 participants from 30 states and Canada, who removed 294 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida, including Everglades National Park. Florida Fish and ...

The state’s wildlife commission hosts the Florida Python Challenge to incentivize people to track down invasive Burmese pythons that thrive in Florida’s preserved wetlands.

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

And there’s always celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s recipe for diced python in a lettuce wrap with shallots, pineapple, and jalapeno. But the Florida Department of Health has recently ...

Wildlife officials in South Florida are testing a new tool in their battle against Burmese pythons: robotic rabbits.

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet the 2025 winner, Taylor Stanberry.

A Burmese python sits in the grass at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 2019. A yearly competition will begin in August for people to hunt and kill the invasive species.

He’s only been hunting pythons since 2012, when a TV show sponsored a python removal competition. Dusty and his friends have taken it upon themselves to save the Everglades.