Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's winner.

Burmese pythons may be the most destructive foreign animal in Florida Everglades history. They're among the largest snakes in the world, averaging between 6 and 9 feet. The longest python ever measured was caught in 2023 near Naples and came in at a ...

On that front, “The Python Hunt” undeniably delivers. Xander Robin’s directorial debut follows the participants in a uniquely American tradition: the Everglades Python Hunt. In an attempt to cull the invasive Burmese python population that is wreaking havoc on the native ecosystem,

Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held in the state. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from halfway around the world that have consumed a significant ...

Burmese pythons are spreading across south Florida but will we start to see them slither up north? What to know