STAURT, Fla. (WWSB) - Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that a public-private partnership turning python skins into fashion products has tripled Burmese python removals from the Everglades Python The ...

In Florida, python removal is often presented as a test of nerve and skill. One professional python hunter, however, says the ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Governor Ron DeSantis shared the spotlight Tuesday with an 11-foot Burmese python, making it clear the fight to protect the Everglades from invasive species only continues.

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set earlier this month. Between November 2025 and April 2026, researchers removed ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida's python removal program has eliminated over 20 tons of Burmese pythons since 2013. Researchers use surgically implanted radio transmitters in male "scout snakes" ...

March was a productive and lucrative month for Burmese python hunter Anthony Flanagan. Contracted by the South Florida Water Management District for its Python Elimination Program, Flanagan not only ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program awards cash prizes to python removal agents. Kevin Pavlidis was the top winner for November, earning $2,500 for removing the ...

Python hunters in Florida will begin competing in the state’s annual removal competition one minute after the clock strikes ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

Wildlife researchers in Florida have removed a record-breaking amount of invasive Burmese pythons from southwest Florida ecosystems, underscoring both the scale of the problem and the persistence of ...