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

In just over two and a half weeks, the 2026 Florida Python Challenge will officially get underway. The 10-day event kicks off ...

"Every invasive python and nest that is removed is making a difference to protect the Everglades and the region's native ...

Over four tons of invasive Burmese pythons have been removed from Southwest Florida ecosystems during this breeding season.

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

It's that time again as a special southern Florida tradition is upon us. There are many types of hunts and hunting seasons in the United States, but Florida may have the most interesting hunt in the ...

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...

In the chronicles of the natural world, Harriet is an evolutionary success story. For Florida, the nearly 13-foot-long Burmese python is an ecological nightmare. Called the “most interesting Burmese ...

A new study finds that invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida can open their jaws even wider than researchers previously ...