FILE - A Burmese python is held during a safe capture demonstration at a media event for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge, June 16, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne ...

One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here. The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition encouraging participants to remove Burmese pythons from eight ...

Friday is the first day of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, when avid and amateur hunters alike can compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of the ravenous, invasive Burmese ...

In this fun video, Carl Jackson and his children show off their near-record python catch using their own bodies for ...

The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood out.

Note to readers: The Naples Daily News and News-Press asked experts questions about Burmese pythons in 2024. The invasive python is wreaking havoc with the ecosystem in southern parts of Florida. AMY ...

FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. CONTROLLING THE PYTHON POPULATION HERE IN FLORIDA, GOVERNOR DESANTIS SPOKE IN STUART TODAY ABOUT SOME NEW ACTIONS THE STATE PLANS TO TAKE TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species causing destruction in the Florida Everglades. The snakes have contributed to the decline of several small mammal populations. Estimates place the Burmese ...

Once imported to Florida as exotic pets, Burmese pythons have become one of the most devastating invasive species the state has ever faced. As their numbers grow, their impact on native wildlife in ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem. Burmese pythons ...