One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an invasive species in ...
More than 200 of the invasive pythons were removed from South Florida during last year's hunt, according to the FWC.
Hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge in July will have an abundance of python meet. But it is advised that it not be eaten.
Florida has spent decades trying to reduce python numbers through organized removal programs, public hunts, and contractor ...
Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition that offers participants a shot at $25,000 in prizes for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. The ...
With few natural predators in the region, they are able to consume prey ranging from rodents to deer.
Vultures raiding a Burmese python nest in Broward County might sound like classic Florida weirdness, but University of Florida researchers said the discovery marks the first documented case of native ...
Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science ...