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

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 ...

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

At Wildman's Pizza, visitors stop in for a slice of pie and python hunting history and souvenirs. Many hope to meet Wildman, ...

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

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

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

This amusing footage captures a cat engaging with a black snake moments after catching it. Filmed by Martin Stansel, he shares that he appreciates having black snakes around his yard, but ...

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 ...

This marsh-filled documentary takes us to the Everglades for the annual 10-day Florida Python Challenge, when amateur and professional python hunters descend upon the region to round up and kill ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge starts July 10. It is another opportunity for hunters to put a dent in the invasive Burmese python population and win some money while doing it. Whether you are a ...