Ready to hunt some enormous snakes? The Florida Python Challenge returns.

Florida’s war against the Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is still going strong, but you can do your part to battle one of ...

Massive Everglades Discovery Drops 120 Invasive Python Eggs Just Before Florida Hunt Begins

A professional python hunter in the Florida Everglades recently stumbled upon what can only be described as the ultimate ...

Do Burmese pythons attack, or even eat, humans? Python Challenge dates

Florida Python Challenge has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill humans? Are they ...

Florida's python hunt coming soon. What to know about the reigning champ

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.
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Florida's wild 10-day python hunting contest takes over the Everglades after dark

The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.
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Florida researchers figured out that GPS-collared opossums getting eaten by pythons could become a powerful new weapon against the invasive snakes

Something has been quietly emptying the Everglades. Burmese pythons — some stretching past 13 feet — have spent decades ...