It's almost python hunting season in Florida! Every year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District host a python challenge and award ...

Carl Jackson caught this year's heaviest Burmese python in Florida. Could the next catch happen in Palm Beach County?

The hatchling-heavy count hints at a bigger trend in the Everglades: Burmese pythons are still spreading and reproducing. That helps explain why Florida crews are putting more focus on nests, eggs, ...

As another python hunting year winds down in Florida, it will be a tall order for any hunter to top Carl Jackson's near-record catch in January.

It's been more than three years since the record for longest python ever caught in Florida was set. Could there be longer pythons out there?

Pythons are known to be ambush predators, lying in wait for prey to come within striking distance. Helpfully, this patience ...

An invasive species of python has been growing in Florida's Everglades, but scientists may have found a way to fight back: with stuffed animals.

Tom Rahill said he was on a mission. Rahill, the ultimate grand prize winner for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, was recognized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) today ...

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...

Easy” is not the first word that would describe tracking down invasive Burmese pythons in the dense sawgrass of the Florida ...

A Florida wildlife agent captured a nearly 9-foot invasive snake by hand after the peacock’s owner called for help ...