The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

Exactly one minute after midnight tonight, hundreds of hunters will fan out across the Florida Everglades with a single ...

Burmese pythons spread beyond the Everglades as Florida's Python Challenge begins, offering $25,000 in prizes.

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and capturing invasive pythons slithering through the Everglades. And while the ...

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

Hundreds of python hunters will spend the next 10 days removing as many of the invasive reptiles as they can in south Florida ...

A giant snake once kept as an exotic pet can become a serious ecological problem when it enters the wrong environment. In the ...

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 ...

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

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 ...