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

A wildlife handler tries to remove eggs from a defensive python while the snake repeatedly strikes and pushes back. He explains that the clutch has both fertile and infertile eggs, which makes the ...

Some hunters participating in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge will likely get bitten by the invasive snake. One hunter told us what that feels like.

Defending champion Taylor Stanberry entered Florida's annual python challenge last-minute. She provided an update midway ...

EXCLUSIVE: Julius Avery, the Australian genre filmmaker behind titles like Overlord and The Pope’s Exorcist, is set to direct the snake-themed survival thriller for 20th Century Studios. This marks ...

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