More than 200 of the invasive pythons were removed from South Florida during last year's hunt, according to the FWC.

The annual python hunting competition runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 10, to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 19. What to know ahead of ...

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive creatures.

"All python management is useful." ...

A Florida restaurant is offering free python pizza for participants capturing invasive Burmese pythons. This promotion ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

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 ...

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to help control the invasive Burmese python population. Hunters must humanely kill captured pythons, and decapitation is not considered a humane ...

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 ...