Burmese pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world. They are non-native, invasive species that should be removed from the environment. The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day annual, ...

Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's winner.

On Friday morning at Everglades Holiday Park, Darren Bergmair and Pete Gutzmann, friends who traveled here from Fort Myers, learned how to catch a snake, namely the ubiquitous Burmese Python. Teaching ...

A couple of month ago, Kevin Pavlidis was walking through tall grass on a tiny island in the Florida Everglades when he saw the snake coiled and glowing in the sun — 14.5 feet long and 85 pounds.

The Burmese python caught by a team of trackers breaks a record and shows the invasive species surviving in Florida’s ecosystem despite efforts to remove those snakes. By April Rubin A team searching ...

Masi Sadaiyan and Vadivel Gopal have caught 27 pythons in Florida so far Every morning, two Indian tribesmen in T-shirts and long trousers, leave their dwellings in southern Florida and head into the ...

Chef Brad Leone catches a giant python in the Everglades with The Python Cowboy, exploring wildlife control and Florida’s unique ecosystem. Trump declares hostilities with Iran "terminated" 5 injured ...

A Florida duo known as the "Glades Boys" have captured the state's longest-ever recorded Burmese python, measuring 19 feet long and weighing 125 pounds. The record catch of the invasive species was ...

An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the quest to rid the Everglades of invasive Burmese pythons—including a record-breaking, 215-pound giant. Researchers Ian Bartoszek (left), Ian Easterling, and ...