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

Native ecosystems can lose stability when invasive animals take over.

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 ...

In a recent 10-day event in Florida, an impressive total of 280 invasive Burmese pythons were captured and removed. Tom ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Participants in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge removed 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 10-day ...