The origins of Florida’s python crisis lie in the exotic pet trade of the 1980s and 1990s. These snakes were initially sold ...

Florida’s 10-day Python Challenge is underway as hunters take to the Everglades for glory, a $10,000 prize, and to help rid the state of its invasive Burmese python problem. According to the FWC, the ...

When it comes to the invasive and destructive Burmese python in Florida, it's as simple as those two words. Starting Friday (July 11) another step will be taken to reduce the population of these ...

Burmese pythons in Florida. The invasive snakes number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc and destruction across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades region ecosystem. Native to ...

Burmese pythons, native to South Asia, are an invasive species in Florida, posing a threat to the ecosystem. The Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition, encourages hunters to remove Burmese ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge began on Friday, inviting participants to compete for a share of $25,000 in cash prizes by removing invasive Burmese pythons from the state's ecosystem.The ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

A Florida man with near-unmatched gumption for slaying snakes was awarded $1,000 through a new state incentive system for capturing a staggering 87 invasive pythons in just one month. Aaron Mann ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, ending July 20, had 933 participants from 30 states and two countries. $25,000 in prizes will be awarded across professional, novice, and military categories. The ...

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 ...