“The number of invasive pythons removed from the Everglades during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a major victory for ...

Burmese pythons, the giant constrictors that have devastated wildlife in the Florida Everglades, are turning up well outside their long-established range and appear to be settling into new parts of ...

Over 900 participants helped remove 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, according to FWC.

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

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

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge ended on July 19, and organizers have officially finished tallying the number of bagged snakes. Over 10 days, 907 participants hunted down a collective total of 280 ...

Burmese pythons aren’t native to Florida. These massive constrictor snakes hail from Southeast Asia, but decades of the ...

The 2026 annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day Everglades conservation event — removed nearly 300 snakes, the biggest measuring close to 17 feet.

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.

Beachgoers encountered quite the surprise after seeing a man walking the Coney Island boardwalk holding a massive snake, ...

This year's Florida Python Challenge was July 10-19 at eight designated locations in south Florida. More than 900 hunters participated.