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

Snake wrangler Mike Kimmel thought he was a goner when he grabbed a 17-foot python by the tail and the huge serpent reared up ...

Taylor Stanberry won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, removing 60 invasive Burmese pythons. The first-time participant earned $10,000 for her efforts during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, along ...

Officials estimate that pythons have killed 95% of small mammals as well as thousands of birds in Everglades National Park ...

The annual python challenge hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission starts Friday. The Burmese python is an invasive species in Florida, first discovered in Everglades National ...

Over a hundred robot rabbits were deployed to eliminate as many pythons as possible from the Everglades, where they are ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports more than 500 nonnative species have been spotted in Florida, with many originating from the animal trade.

Catching a giant python isn’t just a challenge, it’s a mission to protect Florida’s wildlife. This story follows the journey from searching in storms to confronting the snake itself. Conservationists ...