The winter freeze didn't dim the Burmese python population in Florida but the drought may mean new challenges to hunters in ...

The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.

Mike Kimmel, known as the "Python Cowboy," leads guided hunts for invasive iguana and Burmese pythons. Invasive iguanas are a costly pest in Florida, damaging landscaping and burrowing into flood ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims to raise public awareness about the threat invasive species pose to the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Friday marked ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge in 2025. She captured 60 invasive Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, a Naples native, has over a ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual 10-day hunting competition encouraging participants to remove Burmese pythons from eight Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-managed lands in ...