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

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...

Hunters working across the Florida Everglades removed a record four tons of invasive Burmese pythons in a single coordinated ...

University of Florida researchers documented a surprising new threat to Burmese python eggs in the Everglades, adding to growing evidence that native wildlife is fighting back against the invasive ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set earlier this month. Between November 2025 and April 2026, researchers removed ...

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.

Florida researchers fitted GPS-collared opossums to track Burmese pythons from the inside — and the hidden biology of this ...

The Florida Python Challenge has returned in the Everglades.The annual conservation effort aims to protect the unique ecosystem from invasive<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Still, scientists no longer consider complete eradication realistic.

In the annals of record-breaking animals, there is big, and then there is Florida python big. Leave it to a professional ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.