"Every python we remove matters." ...

Wildlife officials believe the new python population started because of snakes that were released or escaped from captivity ...

Hundreds of python hunters are currently combing the Everglades ecosystem in Southern Florida for the state's annual Python ...

A Florida college student and fellow hunters physically wrestled a Burmese python measuring 19 feet into submission in the ...

Leprosy is still around — and spreading, Florida. Cases of what's now called Hansen's disease remain rare, but the Sunshine ...

FWC data shows Burmese pythons mostly stay in southwestern Florida wetlands. What to know about the snakes found in Palm ...

Years of snake-tracking data reveal the conditions that boost success and that could be incorporated into an app to aid in ...

Social media videos often make python hunting look easy. A hunter spots a snake on the side of the road, jumps out of the ...

The Florida Python Challenge started on July 10. The winners of the annual hunt for invasive snakes will be made by the FWC.

Some hunters participating in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge will likely get bitten by the invasive snake. One hunter told ...

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is being impacted by severe weather, making hunting difficult. Defending champion Taylor Stanberry notes that colder, rainy conditions have made snakes less active.