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, ...

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

Florida is again inviting both residents and visitors to help remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades, with $25,000 in prize money available during this year's effort, as News4Jax reports. Set to ...

As Florida waits to see how the Gulf system evolves, forecasters say drought-parched areas may finally be in line for a soaking.

Forecasters warn the Sarasota area could see days of heavy rain, thunderstorms and localized flooding as a Gulf low-pressure ...

Researchers working in Collier County, Florida, removed 8,080 pounds of Burmese pythons in a concentrated removal effort that ...

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

This year’s event, hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to raise awareness and control the population of invasive pythons. The 10-day event in 2026 runs from July 10 to July 19 in several wildlife ...

Defending champion Taylor Stanberry entered Florida's annual python challenge last-minute. She provided an update midway ...

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bare hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity. Taylor ...