TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Governor Ron DeSantis shared the spotlight Tuesday with an 11-foot Burmese python, making it clear the fight to protect the Everglades from invasive species only continues.

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 woman has won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge after removing 60 invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades, winning the grand prize of $10,000. Taylor Stanberry outperformed 934 ...

There are snakes like the ones you see in slithering in your backyard garden on occasion. Then there are snakes like the one Carl Jackson encountered earlier this month. Jackson, who is a full-time, ...

And the Ultimate Grand Prize winner of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge is ... Taylor Stanberry. Stanberry, who was recognized at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting today ...

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

More than 900 people participated in the 2025 Python Challenge, a 10-day hunt in the steamy South Florida heat that this year made history on two fronts, with the first woman to win the grand prize ...