Burmese pythons will be targeted by hunters for a 10-day period starting on July 11 in the annual Florida Python Challenge.

The python's head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm.

Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons in Florida.

Last year, 857 python hunters from 33 states and Canada took part in the annual 10-day “Florida Python Challenge,” with the winner who caught the most snakes — 20 — collecting a $10,000 ...

The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially ...

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

The annual 10-day competition is held to raise awareness of the Burmese python, an invasive snake, and the damage it has inflicted on the Everglades.

Florida python hunters Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood caught a massive Burmese python in the Everglades on May 31, 2025.

He was the one that bit me, but nothing crazy. My last snake caught during the challenge was an 8-foot python, I actually caught like seven snakes on the last night, which was crazy since so many ...

Hunters searching for invasive pythons in Florida Everglades believed they found two “mating balls,” but closer inspection revealed no females were involved.

Python hunting is a new territory in the wildlife guiding business, leading adventurous visitors on excursions to find the giant invasive constrictors that have overrun the Everglades.