The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.

Long-term tracking shows a Burmese python is rewriting assumptions about breeding, giving new intel for Florida's battle ...

Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's ...

Have any humans have been killed by Burmese pythons? What to know Florida's large, invasive residents and their misconceptions ...

Florida's summer heat is almost here. Will we be seeing more of our scaly invasive neighbors? The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an invasive species in Florida.

Florida scientists are using opossums to secretly track invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades-and it's working.

The state of Florida has a bounty out on invasive pythons, luring amateur snake killers into the Everglades for a month-long hunt. Hilarious, right? Not to those who say it encourages cruelty and does ...

Opossums are becoming Florida's secret weapon against giant invasive pythons-thanks to GPS collars and a wild discovery.

Florida alligators are opportunistic feeders with a wide-ranging diet. Invasive Burmese pythons are on the gator menu.