"By engaging the public in science-based invasive species management, we are able to raise awareness and strengthen support ...

In 2022, Xander Robin booked a room at a Miccosukee casino at the edge of the Everglades and joined in the Florida Python ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge are set. Here's how last year's winner captured a whopping 60 pythons for the $10,000 grand prize.

It's almost python hunting season in Florida! Every year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District host a python challenge and award ...

Unexpected python trackers: Researchers found that transmitters on raccoons and opossums could lead them to Burmese pythons that had eaten the animals. Ecosystem at stake: Burmese pythons, introduced ...

Native scavengers may be exploiting Burmese python nests to their benefit but it's unclear how often it is happening.

In the chronicles of the natural world, Harriet is an evolutionary success story. For Florida, the nearly 13-foot-long Burmese python is an ecological nightmare. Called the “most interesting Burmese ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida's ecosystem. The 2025 challenge saw 934 participants remove a record 294 pythons, ...

Burmese pythons are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native Florida snakes. Those often misidentified as Burmese pythons include the ...

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...