"There are plenty more big ones crawling around out there, too." ...

Native ecosystems can lose stability when invasive animals take over.

Months of planning, a remote swamp route and a remarkable discovery helped this determined hunter turn a grueling challenge ...

After taking second place in the professional category of the Florida Python Challenge this year, Taylor Stanberry is ready ...

Every summer, hundreds of hunters descend on the Florida Everglades chasing cash prizes and invasive Burmese pythons, but this year one competitor left the rest so far behind that officials had to ...

Tom Rahill captured 96 Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park in just 10 days, but his real mission involved a veteran ...

Recently, at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) August Commission Meeting, the FWC and partners ...

Rahm Levinson caught the longest snake measuring 16-feet, 5-inches, while Tom Rahill tallied the most pythons caught ...

The FWC will announce all of the winners of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, including the grand prize winner this week in ...

Burmese pythons are scarcely recorded in Lee County, but experts say the data is a faulty reflection of the invasive species' ...

Participants in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge removed 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 10-day ...

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 ...