The Florida Python Challenge is an annual 10-day hunting competition encouraging participants to remove Burmese pythons from eight Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-managed lands in ...

A record 177 Burmese pythons weighing 8,080 pounds and more than 4,000 eggs were removed from Florida this breeding season.

"Such a beautiful creature ... too bad they're invasive and had to be destroyed soon after picture was taken." ...

Contracted Burmese python hunter Carl Jackson, his wife, son and daughter, worked together to capture a 202-pound female python (16 feet, 10 inches) on Jan. 13, 2026 in the Everglades. It's the second ...

A Southwest Florida python removal program has captured over 48,000 pounds of the invasive snakes. This year's python breeding season started earlier than usual, possibly due to warmer winter weather.

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes. Ronald Kiger, who caught 20 Burmese ...

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 ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that pose a significant threat to the Everglades ecosystem. The Florida Python Challenge is an annual event designed to raise awareness and remove ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims to raise public awareness about the threat invasive species pose to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a ...