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 ...
The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...
The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.
Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says ...
A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade ...
Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.
Hunters who use dogs while stalking deer are increasingly in conflict with rural landowners, who say deer-hunting dogs are overrunning their land and causing a nuisance Sammy Fretwell/The State ...
A new documentary called "The Python Hunt" follows amateur snake hunters during the annual Florida Python Challenge. The film, shot in the Everglades, won a Special Jury Prize at the South by ...
Every year, hundreds of professional hunters, thrill-seekers, and curious amateurs descend on South Florida for the annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day competition aimed at removing invasive ...
Dakota, a 3 ½-year-old Australian shepherd mix, bounced into the ring, her tail wagging. She poked her nose into a prickly straw bed and raced over a tall pile of rough bales. Then, darting toward a ...