The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...

Video from previous story: FWC announces winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA )— In just about a week, registered participants will have the opportunity to win big when the ...

Researchers captured 177 invasive Burmese pythons and removed more than 4,100 eggs during a single breeding season in Southwest Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke on the historic success of removing nearly 300 invasive pythons in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The non-Florida native Burmese Python preys on native mammals, birds and ...

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

A Florida man was fined $180 for capturing an invasive 8-foot Burmese python in Everglades National Park. While python removal is encouraged in much of Florida, a permit is required to handle wildlife ...

March was a productive and lucrative month for Burmese python hunter Anthony Flanagan. Contracted by the South Florida Water Management District for its Python Elimination Program, Flanagan not only ...

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

I’m excited to announce that the annual Florida Python Challenge™ is back for 2026! Kicking off on Friday, July 10 at 12:01 a.m., and running until Sunday, July 19 at 5 p.m., registered participants ...

Some movement beneath a concrete sidewalk in South Florida turned out to be a mother Burmese python and her 20 eggs, according to a Miami Herald news report. We explain how this remarkable discovery ...