Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.
The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.
When an invasive species alters that system, the effects can extend far beyond the food chain.
The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...
Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...
Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and ...
Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect ...
In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.
Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts ...
Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says ...
Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.
The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials announced today. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will begin at 12:01 a.m. on ...