The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge are set. Here's how last year's winner captured a whopping 60 pythons for the $10,000 grand prize.

The hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades is officially returning this summer, state officials ...

The winter freeze didn't dim the Burmese python population in Florida but the drought may mean new challenges to hunters in ...

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. USA TODAY Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: ...

Some tools are like one-hit wonders. You only know them for one job extremely well, and they aren't good for much else. And then there are the tools you find yourself using all the time. These are the ...

BURMESE PYTHONS ARE ONE OF THE STATE’S MOST FEARSOME INVASIVE SPECIES, AND WHILE THEY MAINTAINED A PRESENCE IN THE EVERGLADES FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, A NEW STUDY REVEALS THEY’RE TRAVELING NORTH. JJ ...

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 ...

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Florida is famous for its sunny beaches, vibrant wildlife, and thrilling attractions. But lurking within its wetlands and marshes is a growing ecological challenge: the invasive Burmese python. These ...

Russia is getting an unexpected windfall from the war in the Middle East. The Kremlin’s oil revenues this month hit a four-year high as oil prices jumped to $100 per barrel amid the Iran war and the ...

And the Ultimate Grand Prize winner of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge is ... Taylor Stanberry. Stanberry, who was recognized at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting today ...