The full list of this year’s top python hunters is finally here. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced the results of this year’s Florida Python Challenge, which ...

More than 900 contestants vying for the $10,000 grand prize scoured South Florida for 10 days during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.

SXSW: Snake hunters from around the world descend upon the Everglades to cull the invasive Burmese python population in a contest that plays out like a Florida-fied "Cannonball Run." You can’t have a ...

When python researchers Ian Bartoszek and Ian Easterling tracked a male “scout snake” with a radio transmitter, they expected him to lead them to a big female Burmese python. What they found was much ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taylor Stanberry with two fistfuls of Burmese python hatchlings. She won the Challenge in 2025 by catching 60 snakes. Hundreds of ...

Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python ...

There are thousands, if not tens of thousands of Burmese pythons slithering around in the grass and bushes in Florida. No one knows for sure, but it's a lot invasive snakes and the population has been ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge aims to remove invasive Burmese pythons, which pose a threat to the Everglades ecosystem. While Burmese pythons are not venomous, their bites can be painful and cause ...

The female snake measures in at approximately 23 feet and 8 inches, although its length can be significantly extended when sedated "A python this big will probably be drawn toward a village … and once ...

Certain species of snakes are large and strong enough and possess the appropriate ability to devour big prey like human ...