With Florida's annual Burmese python hunt wrapping up Sunday (July 20) at 5 p.m., the next phase of the 2025 competition will be the announcement of the winners, including the $10,000 grand prize ...

More than 850 hunters participated in the 2024 Florida Python Challenge. Take a look at some of the Burmese pythons caught by ...

Each year, the challenge brings together wildlife officials, seasoned python hunters, and volunteers to restore Florida's ...

HAVANA, Fla. - Participants in the annual Florida Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during a recent 10-day competition, the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes in Florida.

Edward Mercer, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission non-native Wildlife Technician, holds a Burmese Python. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images MIAMI -- A 19-year-old South Florida man ...

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...