Tom Rahill, along with winning the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, also won the South Florida Water Management's elimination ...

"There are plenty more big ones crawling around out there, too." ...

These images of python hunters with their trophy catches underscore how big a threat these invasive snakes are in Florida.

More than 900 contestants vying for the $10,000 grand prize scoured South Florida for 10 days during the 2026 Florida Python ...

MIAMI — When Florida issued a call for python hunters, applications came in from near and very, very far — Iran, for instance, where one man sees a chance to fulfill his childhood dream. Mohammad ...

In just over a month, novice and professional python hunters will converge on the Everglades for the annual Florida Python Challenge. Participants can win money prizes in several categories, including ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge gets underway, participants are getting up close with one of the Everglades’ most notorious invasive species before heading into the field.

“The number of invasive pythons removed from the Everglades during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a major victory for ...

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

Professional python hunters Guillermo Tapanes and Matt Kogo spotted something strange swimming in a remote pond on the border of Broward and Palm Beach counties. It was wasn’t moving like an iguana or ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, participants have the chance to win over $25,000 in prizes by removing invasive ...