Florida’s southern wetlands have been overtaken by a predator that does not belong there. Burmese pythons, native to ...

Ten days before Christmas, a distraught South Florida homeowner called Michael Ronquillo about a snake in her neighbor’s yard. Ronquillo, owner of Humane Iguana Control, assumed it was a harmless ...

Every summer, hundreds of hunters descend on the Florida Everglades chasing cash prizes and invasive Burmese pythons, but this year one competitor left the rest so far behind that officials had to ...

The full list of this year’s top python hunters is finally here. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ...

Burmese pythons are spreading across Florida, but experts warn they may soon adapt to survive in colder climates.

Months of planning, a remote swamp route and a remarkable discovery helped this determined hunter turn a grueling challenge into victory.

Burmese pythons aren’t native to Florida. These massive constrictor snakes hail from Southeast Asia, but decades of the ...

Thomas Rahill claimed the top prize in Florida's 2026 Python Challenge after removing 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Participants removed 280 invasive snakes during the annual conservation ...

Tom Rahill captured 96 Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park in just 10 days, but his real mission involved a veteran ...

The 2026 annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day Everglades conservation event — removed nearly 300 snakes, the biggest ...

On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to remove as many of the invasive animals as possible from the Everglades. The ...

This year's Florida Python Challenge was July 10-19 at eight designated locations in south Florida. More than 900 hunters ...