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

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...

A Florida man was fined for catching an invasive python in Everglades National Park. His case was later dismissed.

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

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and ...

Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect ...

A shocking discovery in Florida’s Everglades has once again highlighted the growing threat posed by invasive Burmese pythons in the region. Snake hunter Kevin Pavlidis recently uncovered two ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials announced today. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will begin at 12:01 a.m. on ...

Burmese pythons in Florida's Everglades are now understood to be indirectly spreading plant seeds by consuming birds and ...

In just over a month, novice and professional python hunters will converge on the Everglades for the annual Florida Python Challenge. Participants can win money prizes in several categories, including ...