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

One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an invasive species in ...

The US state of Florida is set to begin a competitive Burmese python hunt, in an attempt to rid the Everglades wetlands of the invasive species. The month-long contest, called the Python Challenge, ...

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A python hunting competition starting on Saturday is drawing hundreds of amateurs armed with clubs, machetes and guns to the Florida Everglades, where captured Burmese ...

The high-tech bait can help track down invasive Burmese pythons that are devastating native wildlife in Florida.

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. — Greg Conterio pumps the brakes hard on a gravel road, throwing the gear shift on his 2000 Ford Explorer into park and leaving with the keys still hanging in the ignition. He saw a ...

MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday the state’s annual contest for catching Burmese pythons in the Everglades. The contest will run from July 9 to 18 and will include prizes for ...