The annual python hunting competition runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 10, to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 19. What to know ahead of prizes.

Years of snake-tracking data reveal the conditions that boost success and that could be incorporated into an app to aid in ...

Searches were most productive between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. during the wet season.

Hundreds of python hunters are currently combing the Everglades ecosystem in Southern Florida for the state's annual Python ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

Burmese pythons are scarcely recorded in Lee County, but experts say the data is a faulty reflection of the invasive species' ...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (WINK) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is set to announce the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. The annual event provides enthusiastic hunters with an opportunity ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge starts July 10. It is another opportunity for hunters to put a dent in the invasive Burmese python population and win some money while doing it. Whether you are a ...

NAPLES, Fla. — One of the most respected nonprofit environmental groups in Florida is celebrating a record-setting python hunting season. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida says it bagged more than ...

Python hunting occurs year-round in Florida to combat the invasive species disrupting the Everglades ecosystem. The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program pays hunters to ...

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...