Python hunting is a new territory in the wildlife guiding business, leading adventurous visitors on excursions to find the giant invasive constrictors that have overrun the Everglades.

Each year, the challenge brings together wildlife officials, seasoned python hunters, and volunteers to restore Florida's ...

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

South Florida is home to two particularly problematic invasive species: Burmese pythons and green iguanas. The pythons live ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is Aug. 9-18 and is held every August under the guidance of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The python's head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm.

Python hunter Amy Siewe caught this nearly 12-foot python in August 2023. Invasive Burmese pythons have ravaged native wildlife in Florida, and so far, the most effective solution is hunting them.

Python hunting in Florida is for anyone—if you've got the guts for it. Expert Donna Kalil breaks down the best tactics to be successful.

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