Snakes on a plain? A Florida pizzeria owner is redefining the term “exotic pet trade” by accepting captured Burmese pythons ...

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

We are almost halfway through the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, which means plenty of snakes have likely already been dispatched by this year's hunters. But what do you do with t ...

On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to ...

Hundreds of hunters have signed up for the Florida Python Challenge 2026, lured by a $10,000 grand prize and the chance to ...

These snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

A Florida restaurant trades invasive Burmese pythons for free pizza during the 2026 Python Challenge.

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade.

Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts to restore balance.