Researchers have found the species is capable of taking down prey larger than once thought.

April was another rewarding month for the South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program and the contracted hunters who participate in the competition for cash prizes. Here are the winners and payouts by category: Most pythons ...

At Wildman's Pizza, Pasta and Pythons in Everglades City, Florida, hunters can trade invasive Burmese pythons for a free large specialty pizza during the state's annual python-rem

Some hunters participating in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge will likely get bitten by the invasive snake. One hunter told us what that feels like.

Snakes on a plain? A Florida pizzeria owner is redefining the term “exotic pet trade” by accepting captured Burmese pythons as payment for a pie. “I’m the first place in the world to accept python as currency,

Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bare hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity. Taylor Stanberry was the first woman to win Florida's annual ...

That news comes on the heels of news that the pesky Burmese Pythons are moving north from the Everglades and setting up permanent homes throughout the state. The Tegu, timid by nature but potentially aggressive if cornered,

Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for how to kill the invasive.