The annual event to help combat the invasive Burmese python is held in August. The FWC is holding a news conference to announce 2025 dates.

Florida is home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the United States, from the vast wetlands of the Everglades to ...

During the Florida Python Challenge, one family walked away with the competition’s top prize after an impressive showing in ...

The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially win ...

With a new year under way the South Florida Water Management Districted (SFWMD) is once again incentivizing Burmese python hunters in Florida to eliminate as many of the invasive snakes as they can ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Friday marked ...

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash prizes.

Earlier this year, on Jan. 13, a contracted python hunter working for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, eliminated a massive female snake from the Everglades. The hunter, Carl ...

Florida incentivizes hunters to eliminate invasive Burmese pythons through programs offering cash rewards. The invasive snakes, numbering in the tens of thousands, disrupt the Everglades ecosystem by ...