Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.

The discovery helped the Naples resident land first place in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, which drew 934 hunters ...

South Florida is home to two particularly problematic invasive species: Burmese pythons and green iguanas. The pythons live ...

Florida has spent decades attempting to address its Burmese python problem, and the state holds an annual competition that gives members of the public the ...

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet ...

One python huntress who won a prize in the 2025 Python Challenge has taken a sabbatical from her corporate job to pursue her ...

Taylor Stanberry competed in her first Florida Python Challenge in July and became the first female to win the ultimate grand ...

Hunting Pythons in Florida: How to Get in on the Fun Invasive Burmese pythons got loose in the Sunshine State in the late 1970s, and since then, their numbers have exploded. The boa constrictors ...

Donna Kalil, a contract hunter for the South Florida Water Management District, nabbed 56 snakes during the Python Challenge ...

A Florida woman has claimed the top prize in the 2025 Python Challenge after capturing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day ...

A local man in Newberry County caught a 14-foot python that had been on the loose for weeks. The snake did not go down ...

Python hunting in Florida is for anyone—if you've got the guts for it. Expert Donna Kalil breaks down the best tactics to be successful.