Biologists removed 8,080 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons from the outskirts of Naples in just six months. The biggest ...

Every year, hundreds of professional hunters, thrill-seekers, and curious amateurs descend on South Florida for the annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day competition aimed at removing invasive ...

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 ...

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

A Florida deputy sheriff who spent years tracking invasive Burmese pythons through the Everglades is turning that experience into something more hopeful. He is releasing a book that gives readers a ...

May 14 (UPI) --Police in Ohio said a report of "unwanted slithering" in a Westlake neighborhood resulted in the detention of a ball python. The Westlake Police Department said on social media that ...

WESTLAKE, Ohio (WOIO) - A cold-blooded suspect was on the loose in Westlake, police confirmed, but officers caught it no-handed... because it’s a snake. Westlake police said the department got a ...

Xander Robin's fluorescent, stranger-than-fiction film follows a variety of American oddballs chasing grisly snake-hunting glory in the annual Florida Python Challenge. Where that doc series had the ...

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 ...

Wildlife researchers have found an unconventional way to help control invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades – by using one of the snakes’ favorite prey. Opossums are a key food source for ...

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location Getty Florida researchers are using opossums with tracking collars to find the state's invasive ...