The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will announce the dates for this year's Python Challenge on May 19.

Burmese pythons have become a serious ecological threat in the Everglades.

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials ...

For decades, the state of Florida has faced a python problem. Burmese pythons were introduced into the Everglades through the exotic pet trade in the 1970s. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, ...

Florida’s war against the Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is still going strong, but you can do your part to battle one of ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge are set. Here's how last year's winner captured a whopping 60 pythons for the $10,000 grand prize.

The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.

Today the dates will be announced for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. But who can forget 2025 when history was made?

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...