Burmese pythons spread beyond the Everglades as Florida's Python Challenge begins, offering $25,000 in prizes.

Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, holds a female python during a research trip ...

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, ...

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...

A Florida cyclist who stopped to capture an invasive Burmese python in Everglades National Park found himself facing a fine after park officials said he broke federal wildlife regulations. The ...

In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.

Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts to restore balance.

Burmese pythons have been spreading across southern Florida for more than four decades, consuming native mammals at rates ...

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

Image Credit: Yatir Nitzani/Facebook. A Florida cyclist who stopped to capture an invasive Burmese python in Everglades National Park found himself facing a fine after park officials said he broke ...