Recent sightings and captures of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are they invading urban ...

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

A hunter shooting a gun to kill a python? Forbidden. What about freezing the snake to kill it? Prohibited. A python run over by a car? Not allowed. These types of killings have happened before ...

Officials estimate that pythons have killed 95% of small mammals as well as thousands of birds in Everglades National Park ...

Agencies across the state have been refining the Florida Python Challenge, through the years, to minimize inhumane euthanasia and curb fraud, all while continuing to encourage participation in the … ...

Agencies across the state have been refining the Florida Python Challenge, through the years, to minimize inhumane euthanasia and curb fraud, all while continuing to encourage participation in the … ...

Burmese pythons — large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes — are native to South Asia but since they were introduced to Florida they have posed a serious threat to wildlife. Burmese pythons reproduce in ...

Donna Kalil, a contract hunter for the South Florida Water Management District, nabbed 56 snakes during the Python Challenge between July 11 and July 20. She brought in 19 during the 2024 contest when ...

Florida wants you to kill as many of the invasive Burmese pythons as you can during the 10-days contest in July. But you can't shoot them.

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is Aug. 9-18. You have to register to participate. Cash prizes are awarded.

Registration has opened for Florida's annual python hunting challenge. The competition is not for the faint of heart.