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

"It feels like a lot of little needles going into your hand and then tearing through the skin." ...

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity.

Eating its prey can be a process for a python, which is why it relies so heavily on its jaw to get the job done, including ...

On a fall day in Gainesville, Georgia, Justin Kobylka, the forty-two-year-old owner of Kinova Reptiles, was preparing to cut open two clutches of snake eggs. He was hoping to hit upon some valuable, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Burmese python in southern Florida was caught on video swallowing a ...

As python hunters head out into the Everglades for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, many of them will feel the bite of the invasive snake.

It is not uncommon to spot a Burmese or reticulated python constricting and killing prey in their natural habitat. However, ...