Florida wildlife officials released more information about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge on Tuesday, which brings hunters ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge are set. Here's how last year's winner captured a whopping 60 pythons for the $10,000 grand prize.

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 ...

Within the next couple of decades, the Key Largo woodrat could go extinct if the Burmese python population continues as is, a ...

Burmese pythons, one of the state's most fearsome invasive species, have been an established presence in the Everglades for more the 25 years. Scientists thought for years salty water, predators, ...

Burmese pythons – destructive invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida – are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native ...

Burmese pythons are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native Florida snakes. Those often misidentified as Burmese pythons include the ...