The famous quote from the movie Jaws is "You're gonna need a bigger boat." This line is spoken by Chief Martin Brody (played by Roy Scheider) to Quint (played by Robert Shaw) during the film. The line ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Friday marked ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...

There are many types of hunts and hunting seasons in the United States, but Florida may have the most interesting hunt in the ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has removed 20 tons of Burmese pythons from the western Everglades since 2013. The invasive pythons have decimated native wildlife, with at least 85 species ...

It was the catch of a lifetime. For contracted python hunter Carl Jackson, wrangling a near record python earlier this year (Jan. 13) was likely satisfying in more ways than one. First, his struggle ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will announce the dates for this year's Python Challenge on May 19.

The Florida Python Challenge was started in 2013. From Aug. 5 through Aug. 14, the person who brings back the most Burmese pythons wins a cash prize. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Friday marked the start of ...

Florida wildlife officials released more information about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge on Tuesday, which brings hunters ...