These images of python hunters with their trophy catches underscore how big a threat these invasive snakes are in Florida.

"There are plenty more big ones crawling around out there, too." ...

More than 900 contestants vying for the $10,000 grand prize scoured South Florida for 10 days during the 2026 Florida Python ...

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida ...

Florida’s southern wetlands have been overtaken by a predator that does not belong there. Burmese pythons, native to ...

MIAMI — When Florida issued a call for python hunters, applications came in from near and very, very far — Iran, for instance, where one man sees a chance to fulfill his childhood dream. Mohammad ...

Back in January, Burmese python hunter Carl Jackson caught one of the heaviest pythons on record in Florida. His catch, a 16-foot, 10-inch female python hiding in the Big Cypress National Preserve, ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge gets underway, participants are getting up close with one of the Everglades’ most notorious invasive species before heading into the field.

Professional python hunters Guillermo Tapanes and Matt Kogo spotted something strange swimming in a remote pond on the border of Broward and Palm Beach counties. It was wasn’t moving like an iguana or ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, participants have the chance to win over $25,000 in prizes by removing invasive ...

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.