Florida Python Challenge has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill humans? Are they venomous?

Florida’s annual battle against invasive giant snakes is returning this summer as the Florida Python Challenge officially kicks off from July 10 to July 19, 2026. Organised in partnership with the ...

As Florida temperatures climb, so do snake sightings, especially of invasive Burmese pythons, which become more active and easier to spot during warmer months. The Burmese python is a large, ...

A python hunter captured the second heaviest Burmese python on record in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The captured female python measured 16 feet, 10 inches long and was found in the Big Cypress ...