It's almost python hunting season in Florida! Every year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District host a python challenge and award ...

The FWC's annual Florida Python Challenge will be July 11-20, 2025.

The winter freeze didn't dim the Burmese python population in Florida but the drought may mean new challenges to hunters in ...

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...

A professional python hunter in the Florida Everglades recently stumbled upon what can only be described as the ultimate ...

Burmese pythons may be the most destructive foreign animal in Florida Everglades history. They're among the largest snakes in the world, averaging between 6 and 9 feet. The longest python ever ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has removed 245 pythons so far in 2025. Brian Hargrove was the top hunter in August, capturing 63 invasive snakes. The program ...

Florida has deployed a new weapon in the Everglades’ ongoing crusade against the invasive and prolifically deadly Burmese python: an army of robot rabbits. Stanberry claimed $10,000, FWC’s top prize ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A Florida man recently caught the second-heaviest python on record in the state in the Big Cypress National ...