The annual Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Participants ...

It's official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, ...

CongratssssSSSssssSSssss to this year's top Burmese python wranglers! The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials announced the 10 winners of the 2024 Florida Python Challenge, ...

Nearly 200 Burmese pythons were removed from the Everglades in South Florida in August as part of an annual competition to eradicate the invasive species from the ecosystem. This year’s Florida Python ...

Native scavengers may be exploiting Burmese python nests to their benefit but it's unclear how often it is happening.

On Friday morning at Everglades Holiday Park, Darren Bergmair and Pete Gutzmann, friends who traveled here from Fort Myers, learned how to catch a snake, namely the ubiquitous Burmese Python. Teaching ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. Participants can earn prize money, with $10,000 going to whoever catches the most pythons. Burmese pythons can ...

Every month the South Florida Water Management District challenges contracted hunters to eliminate as many of the invasive snakes as they can.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...

Miami — On their Florida vacations, Rob Wessels and his family have pursued an array of typical outings — deep-sea fishing, a stroll at the farmers market, tanning at the pool and beach. On the most ...