The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...

Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife officials are making one thing clear: the event is not expected to eradicate ...

"This is a South Florida problem that is rapidly turning into a Central Florida problem." ...

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

For months, he and his team had watched the snake using a GPS transmitter and a trail camera. “I’m just kind of following ...

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

Burmese pythons have already earned a reputation as one of Florida's most destructive invasive species, wiping out populations of native mammals and disrupting ecosystems across the Everglades. But ...

"We go from island to island in the Everglades and see if we can find them." ...

Video from previous story: FWC announces winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA )— In just about a ...

A Florida man was hailed as a hero for catching an 8-foot-long invasive python, and then fined for it. Where is it legal to kill them?

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...

Researchers observed vultures eating invasive Burmese python eggs for the first time in Florida. The only other documented predator of python eggs in Florida is the bobcat. Scientists believe the ...