Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

Florida is again inviting both residents and visitors to help remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades, with $25,000 in ...

Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife officials are making one thing clear: the event is not expected to eradicate ...

Chef Brad Leone goes into the Everglades in search of giant pythons and explains the experience.

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

Burmese pythons have already earned a reputation as one of Florida's most destructive invasive species, wiping out populations of native mammals and disrupting ecosystems across the Everglades. But ...

The Burmese python does not belong in the Florida Everglades. The invasive species eating its way through the Everglades is native to India, lower China, and some islands of the East Indies. At some ...

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and ...

Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts ...

A Florida man was fined $180 for capturing an invasive 8-foot Burmese python in Everglades National Park. While python removal is encouraged in much of Florida, a permit is required to handle wildlife ...

Video from previous story: FWC announces winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA )— In just about a ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...