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

In Florida, hunters have successfully caught and removed hundreds of pythons as part of official conservation efforts.

"The Burning Man of snake hunting: it brings the wrong kind of attention to this problem." 🐍 Oscope Labs has unveiled an ...

Pythons typically live in rainforests near streams, although they have been known to survive in a variety of habitats, such ...

Carl Jackson noticed something when he turned his truck around on Turner River Road in Big Cypress National Park. It was almost 4 p.m. on Jan. 13. He was on his way back to near where he had just ...

In the annals of record-breaking animals, there is big, and then there is Florida python big. Leave it to a professional python hunter to encounter one of the more impressive specimens in the history ...

Opossums are becoming Florida’s secret weapon against giant invasive pythons—thanks to GPS collars and a wild discovery.

On that front, “The Python Hunt” undeniably delivers. Xander Robin’s directorial debut follows the participants in a uniquely ...

A python hunter earned multiple cash bonuses in March for capturing the most and longest snakes. The South Florida Water Management District's program pays contractors to remove invasive Burmese ...

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location ...

Have any humans have been killed by Burmese pythons? What to know Florida's large, invasive residents and their ...