Wildlife researchers in the Everglades are using one Burmese python to help find another. Scientists at the University of ...

“The number of invasive pythons removed from the Everglades during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a major victory for Florida’s native wildlife and a testament to what can be accomplished ...

Hundreds of people participated in the heralded 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day pursuit in sticky South Florida that pits hunters against the state's most notorious invasive species. This year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taylor Stanberry with two fistfuls of Burmese python hatchlings. She won the Challenge in 2025 by catching 60 snakes. Hundreds of ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge ended on July 19, and organizers have officially finished tallying the number of bagged snakes. Over 10 days, 907 participants hunted down a collective total of 280 ...

This giant python clutch reveal shows an impressive breeding moment as a record-setting snake produces a large group of eggs.

As owner and operator of The Snake Chaser, Russell Cavender gets lots of frantic phone calls about massive serpents on the ...

Farida, 50, was heading to a market when she was attacked by a 20-foot python and swallowed whole. Her lifeless body, still ...

Tom Rahill only got to hunt for one night during the 10-day Florida Python Challenge but he made the most of it nabbing 96 snakes.

Months of planning, a remote swamp route and a remarkable discovery helped this determined hunter turn a grueling challenge into victory.

SXSW: Snake hunters from around the world descend upon the Everglades to cull the invasive Burmese python population in a contest that plays out like a Florida-fied "Cannonball Run." You can’t have a ...