The 2026 annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day Everglades conservation event — removed nearly 300 snakes, the biggest measuring close to 17 feet.

Florida’s long fight against invasive Burmese pythons produced a grim milestone this year, as a single conservation team in ...

Thomas Rahill claimed the top prize in Florida's 2026 Python Challenge after removing 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades.

Months of planning, a remote swamp route and a remarkable discovery helped this determined hunter turn a grueling challenge into victory.

Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taylor Stanberry, right, with her husband Rhett Stanberry holding a Burmese python they caught in the Everglades. Taylor won the ...

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

Invasive Burmese pythons have established a large population in South Florida, primarily in and around the Everglades. The pythons were introduced to Florida in the 1970s and 1980s through the exotic ...

Asian swamp eels, mucus-covered air-breathing fish that implode marshland food chains from the bottom up, have earned a nasty ...

Moving the annual competition from January to July significantly increased the number of pythons captured. The timing of the challenge also coincides with the python hatching season, leading to more ...

Soon a mosquito may be assigned the job of hunting one of the Everglades’ most elusive predators. For the uninitiated, ...