Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes ...

Learn about the Burmese python problem in South Florida, and about an innovative initiative that relies on robotic rabbits ...

The South Florida Water Management District's 2025 Python Elimination Program is helping to address the invasive snake ...

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

I moved to Florida when I was 6 years old. I grew up catching toads and snakes and going fishing, and I just continued to learn about wildlife when I came here. I loved searching for it, especially ...

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 ...

Longest python caught in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge was recorded in the Novice category. Plus a look at some of the biggest snakes ever caught.

The python's head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm.

MIAMI — On their Florida vacations, Rob Wessels and his family have pursued an array of typical outings — deep-sea fishing, a stroll at the farmers market, tanning at the pool and beach. On the most ...