Native ecosystems can lose stability when invasive animals take over.

Thomas Rahill claimed the top prize in Florida's 2026 Python Challenge after removing 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Participants removed 280 invasive snakes during the annual conservation ...

Wildlife officials believe the new python population started because of snakes that were released or escaped from captivity ...

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

Recently, at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) August Commission Meeting, the FWC and partners ...

The Florida Python Challenge invites enthusiasts to actively combat the invasive Burmese python population. Each year, ...

Every summer, hundreds of hunters descend on the Florida Everglades chasing cash prizes and invasive Burmese pythons, but this year one competitor left the rest so far behind that officials had to ...

Luckily, stopping even one breeding event can significantly reduce future snake numbers.

On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to remove as many of the invasive animals as possible from the Everglades. The ...

Tom Rahill captured 96 Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park in just 10 days, but his real mission involved a veteran ...

Hunters removed 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 10-day 2026 Florida Python Challenge, state ...

The Florida Python Challenge is returning. The start of the annual event — which offers hunters far and wide the chance to compete for prizes for removing the titular invasive species, Burmese pythons ...