Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

There are anywhere between 100,000 and 300,000 invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) currently slithering through the ...

For months, he and his team had watched the snake using a transmitter and a trail camera. “I’m just kind of following this ...

"I probably would have ridden right past it, but I saw movement." ...

Florida's annual Python Challenge returns July 10 through July 19, offering $25,000 in prizes while encouraging the public to help remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades.

Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

A Florida man was fined for catching an invasive python in Everglades National Park. His case was later dismissed.

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.