Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burmese pythons — large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes — are native to South Asia, but since they were introduced to Florida, ...

One month from now, something very unusual — and very, very Florida — will occur in the Everglades, representing a metaphoric clash of man and beast: the Burmese python challenge. Its requests are ...

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

Conservancy of Southwest Florida biologists caught the heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in the Florida Everglades in ...

Nearly 300 Burmese pythons were removed during a record-setting Florida Python Challenge this year, state wildlife officials said. The 10-day competition that ran from July 11-20 resulted in a record ...

The annual hunt returns to the Everglades as officials step up efforts to control one of Florida’s most destructive invasive ...

A man is dead following a shooting in Delray Beach on Sunday. Record Memorial Day travel expected as millions head home across Florida Tens of millions of Americans took to the skies, roads, and rails ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge are set. Here's how last year's winner captured a whopping 60 pythons for the $10,000 grand prize.

Today the dates will be announced for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. But who can forget 2025 when history was made?

The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially win ...