The hatchling-heavy count hints at a bigger trend in the Everglades: Burmese pythons are still spreading and reproducing. That helps explain why Florida crews are putting more focus on nests, eggs, ...

Conservation teams in South Florida just wrapped their most ambitious python removal season yet, and the strategy they used ...

Just the phrase “invasive pythons” should have us quaking in our snake boots. In the Florida Everglades, Burmese pythons have ...

In Florida, scientists are cleverly using male Burmese pythons equipped with transmitters to track down their breeding groups ...

Florida is testing solar-powered robot rabbits to help locate invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. Developed by the South Florida Water Management District and University of Florida, the ...

Florida contracted python hunters get paid hourly and get additional bonus money based on my pythons and longest pythons removed.

University of Florida researchers have created a new tool to help fight the spread of pythons in the Everglades.With help ...

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...

Tom Rahill said he was on a mission. Rahill, the ultimate grand prize winner for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, was recognized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) today ...

The recent annual Florida Python Challenge inspired an enterprising report on the gastronomic potential of the exotic beasts ...

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 ...

Hunters are scouring the Florida Everglades in search of the state's most destructive invasive species for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, which began just after midnight on July 10. The annual ...