Burmese pythons, an invasive species in Florida's Everglades, have caused severe declines in native wildlife over the past ...

Tom Rahill captured 96 Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park in just 10 days, but his real mission involved a veteran and a 17-foot snake.

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida ...

“The number of invasive pythons removed from the Everglades during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a major victory for ...

"There are plenty more big ones crawling around out there, too." ...

This year's Florida Python Challenge was July 10-19 at eight designated locations in south Florida. More than 900 hunters participated.

The FWC will announce all of the winners of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, including the grand prize winner this week in Panama City.

The 2026 annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day Everglades conservation event — removed nearly 300 snakes, the biggest measuring close to 17 feet.

The Florida Python Challenge started on July 10. The winners of the annual hunt for invasive snakes will be made by the FWC.

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

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge ended on July 19, and organizers have officially finished tallying the number of bagged snakes. Over 10 days, 907 participants hunted down a collective total of 280 ...