Burmese pythons have become their own kind of South Florida celebrity since the South Florida Water Management District began its python control program in March. Since its inception, celebrity-chef ...

The Florida Python Challenge 2025 is in full swing. The annual snake hunt started at 12:01 a.m. July 11. It will end at 5 p.m. July 20. Participants have until July 20 to kill as many Burmese pythons ...

Burmese and Indian pythons, though related, exhibit stark differences. The Burmese python is an invasive threat in Florida, ...

Editor's note: This story, from the Palm Beach Post archives, was originally published in 2017. The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is going on now through Aug. 18. Burmese pythons have become their own ...

Editor's note: This story, from the Palm Beach Post archives, was originally published in 2017. The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is going on now through Aug. 18. Burmese pythons have become their own ...

Deep in the Everglades, a Florida python hunter is helping to rid an invasive species that’s taking over and flourishing our ecosystem. According to a social media post from Python Cowboy, the hunter ...

Burmese pythons, native to South Asia, are an invasive species in Florida, posing a threat to the ecosystem. The Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition, encourages hunters to remove Burmese ...

Three hunters captured a massive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades on May 31, 2025. The longest Burmese python ever recorded was 19 feet long, caught in 2023. The heaviest python caught weighed ...

Creatures lurking in the Florida wilderness are longer than an African elephant is tall, and while many would run away, others go looking. According to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, using a ...

The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially win ...

The challenge takes place from July 11-20 in designated South Florida locations. Participants compete for prizes, including $10,000 for removing the most pythons. Pythons must be killed humanely using ...