"There are plenty more big ones crawling around out there, too." ...

Native ecosystems can lose stability when invasive animals take over.

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

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida ...

This year's Florida Python Challenge was July 10-19 at eight designated locations in south Florida. More than 900 hunters ...

Every summer, hundreds of hunters descend on the Florida Everglades chasing cash prizes and invasive Burmese pythons, but this year one competitor left the rest so far behind that officials had to ...

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

Recently, at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) August Commission Meeting, the FWC and partners ...

Tom Rahill captured 96 Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park in just 10 days, but his real mission involved a veteran ...

Participants in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge removed 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 10-day ...

Snake fest: Months of planning — and years of experience — paid off for the winner of this year's Florida Python Challenge. He took an e-bike deep into the Everglades and found a writhing python nest ...

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.