The FWC will announce all of the winners of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, including the grand prize winner this week in Panama City.

This discovery led some rangers to believe that the quills may have punctured the serpent's digestive tract. In South Africa, an African rock python has died after swallowing a 30-pound porcupine, ...

Although removing Burmese pythons is both her profession and something she deeply cares about, snake hunter and guide Amy Siewe, also known as "The Python Huntress," does not take part in Florida's ...

David takes on Goliath, and rest is history ...

Professional python hunter Carl Jackson recently caught a 202-pound python, the second heaviest ever recorded in Florida. Python bites are a common risk for hunters, and their teeth feel like needles ...

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BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge gets underway, participants are getting up close with one of the Everglades’ most notorious invasive species before heading into the field.

The invasive Burmese python is wreaking havoc with the ecosystem in southern parts of Florida. The state has enlisted hunters to try to help eradicate the menacing snakes, and the 2026 Python ...

A python hunter recently caught a nearly 17-foot, 202-pound snake in the Florida Everglades. While it is legal to eat python meat, health officials strongly advise against it. Burmese pythons from the ...

June 22 (UPI) --A professional reptile wrangler was called to a Queensland, Australia, home where a large snake was found hiding behind the living room TV. Stuart McKenzie of Sunshine Coast Snake ...

Naples, a city along the southwest coast of Florida, is plagued by one of the most capable creepy predators on the planet. The situation is dire from an ecological perspective. For years, hunters, ...