TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is set to speak about Burmese python observations and removal efforts in Charlotte County and nearby areas on Thursday.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida's python removal team carries a giant Burmese python out of the field. A conservation group in South Florida that’s working to reign in the state’s Burmese python ...

Ian Bartoszek didn’t need the beeping radio receiver to know there were pythons nearby. As his team of four walked single-file into the dense oak woods of South Florida, they couldn’t help but notice ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A southwest Florida woman took home the grand prize in the state's 2025 python removal challenge after she removed 60 Burmese pythons. Taylor Stanberry, a Naples native, won $10,000 ...

A Florida woman has emerged as the ultimate grand prize winner of a python-removal challenge, earning $10,000 after removing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. On Aug. 13, the Florida ...

Although the Burmese python is not protected in Florida, anti-cruelty laws still apply when hunting this week. The competition recognizes the legal and ethical obligations to ensure humane killing is ...

HOMESTEAD, Florida (WFOR) — Florida wildlife officials have unveiled the dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, as part of a broader conservation effort to protect the Everglades from invasive ...

A reptile hunter sprang into action last week to remove a 16-foot python that was slithering around a dumpster at a Los Angeles apartment building. Dramatic video shows 24-year-old Joseph Hart — ...