It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burmese pythons — large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes — are native to South Asia, but since they were introduced to Florida, ...

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and ...

The Florida Python Challenge is held annually to raise awareness of Burmese pythons, an invasive snake, and the damage it has ...

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

One month from now, something very unusual — and very, very Florida — will occur in the Everglades, representing a metaphoric clash of man and beast: the Burmese python challenge. Its requests are ...

A Florida man was hailed as a hero for catching an 8-foot-long invasive python, and then fined for it. Where is it legal to ...

I’m excited to announce that the annual Florida Python Challenge™ is back for 2026! Kicking off on Friday, July 10 at 12:01 a.m., and running until Sunday, July 19 at 5 p.m., registered participants ...

Nearly 300 Burmese pythons were removed during a record-setting Florida Python Challenge this year, state wildlife officials said. The 10-day competition that ran from July 11-20 resulted in a record ...

The annual hunt returns to the Everglades as officials step up efforts to control one of Florida’s most destructive invasive species.

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge are set. Here's how last year's winner captured a whopping 60 pythons for the $10,000 grand prize.

A man is dead following a shooting in Delray Beach on Sunday. Record Memorial Day travel expected as millions head home across Florida Tens of millions of Americans took to the skies, roads, and rails ...