The Burmese python has become the defining ecological problem of the Florida Everglades, a giant constrictor from Southeast Asia that has established a self-sustaining wild population across the ...

280 invasive Burmese pythons were removed from the Everglades during the Florida Python Challenge, with one hunter catching ...

More than 900 contestants vying for the $10,000 grand prize scoured South Florida for 10 days during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.

Moving the annual competition from January to July significantly increased the number of pythons captured. The timing of the challenge also coincides with the python hatching season, leading to more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Social media videos often make python hunting in Florida look like a quick operation. But NBC 6 joined an ...

Rahm Levinson caught the longest snake measuring 16-feet, 5-inches, while Tom Rahill tallied the most pythons caught ...

Photographer and writer Bob Bramblet is the past president of the Florida Outdoors Writers Association, and he wrote a book called 'Where the Python Sleeps'.

After taking second place in the professional category of the Florida Python Challenge this year, Taylor Stanberry is ready ...

Tom Rahill, the 69-year-old veteran hunter, won this year's Florida Python Challenge by catching 96 pythons individually, Fox ...

Python hunter and Naples native Taylor Stanberry won the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's annual Python Challenge last July, catching a total of 60 pythons during the 10-day ...

Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.

I’m a professional python hunter and guide. I have removed over 800 invasive Burmese pythons, the biggest one being 17 feet, 8 inches. This is my career, my love, my best life. It would seem like the ...