Photo Credit: iStock A viral video from the Everglades is putting new focus on a disturbing part of Florida's python problem.

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge began at 12:01 am Friday, Aug. 9 and ended at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. In total, 857 participants competed in the 2024 snake hunt challenge from 33 states and Canada.

A record 177 Burmese pythons weighing 8,080 pounds and more than 4,000 eggs were removed from Florida this breeding season.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A video of an enormous Burmese python crossing the street in Florida's ...

A St. Louis Zoo female python has laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for at least two decades. The 62-year-old ball python, which has no name, laid the eggs on July 23, three of ...

Florida scientists have achieved a major milestone in the fight against one of the state's most destructive invasive species.

ST. LOUIS — Despite her age and the fact that it’s been 15 years since a male python has been near her, a 62-year-old female python recently laid 7 eggs at the St. Louis Zoo. The unnamed female ball ...

The 62-year-old female snake living at the Saint Louis Zoo laid eggs without having to mate with a male. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She is the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Veteran python hunter Donna Kalil was optimistic this year she would take home the $10,000 grand prize in the 2024 Florida Python ...

Despite her age and the fact that it's been 15 years since a male python has been near her, a 62-year-old female python recently laid 7 eggs at the St. Louis Zoo. The unnamed female ball python ...