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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. February was another productive month for the South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program. Now in its ...

Opossums are becoming Florida’s secret weapon against giant invasive pythons—thanks to GPS collars and a wild discovery.

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 ...

Carl Jackson noticed something when he turned his truck around on Turner River Road in Big Cypress National Park. It was almost 4 p.m. on Jan. 13. He was on his way back to near where he had just ...

Have any humans have been killed by Burmese pythons? What to know Florida's large, invasive residents and their ...

NAPLES, Fla. — Three men said how they're pumped for the annual Python Challenge invasive snake hunting event, after catching a nearly 18-foot python Wednesday night in the Big Cypress National ...

One python hunter, Anthony Flanagan, had a busy March eliminating the invasive snakes. He was rewarded by the South Florida Water Management District.

Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Central Florida on Thursday to highlight Florida’s approach to college affordability. Florida deputies nab former officer over alleged New Orleans festival mass shooting ...

Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

A python hunter caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The 16-foot, 10-inch female python was captured in Big Cypress National Park with the help of ...