Another Florida Python Challenge has gone and slithered by, with more than 700 hunters registered for this year's challenge. The invasive Burmese pythons have spread throughout the Florida Everglades ...

Invasive Burmese pythons are a great threat to South Florida's native species — so much so that the state employs qualified contractors to help hunt them. The FWC says that "hunters, anglers" and ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge offers cash prizes to hunters for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Pythons are ambush predators that use constriction to kill prey by cutting ...

A tool created by University of Florida researchers aims to guide Burmese python removal efforts by helping hunters ...

The study found that targeting large, mature female pythons is key to controlling the population. Optimal hunting conditions include specific moon phases, warmer and more humid weather, and cool ...

A tool created by University of Florida researchers aims to guide invasive Burmese python removal by helping hunters prioritize snakes for removal.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WINK)—The Florida Python Challenge begins overnight, sending hundreds of people into the Everglades to hunt invasive Burmese pythons. Last year, 294 invasive Burmese pythons were ...

Burmese pythons — destructive and invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida — have developed a new foothold outside the Everglades. A population of the pythons is "established" in South ...