The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.

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

Not all oddballs are harmless fun in Xander Robin’s immersive, Floridian subcultural documentary The Python Hunt.

It’s hours of boredom interrupted by a few minutes of pretty intense adrenalin,” says one jaded participant in the Florida ...

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 ...

An armade of amateur snake hunters descend on the Florida Everglades to kill pythons for money. What could possibly go wrong?

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes ...

Burmese pythons are spreading across south Florida but will we start to see them slither up north? What to know ...

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

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