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

Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for how to kill the invasive.

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win Florida's annual python challenge last year by catching 60 pythons during the ...

More than 200 of the invasive pythons were removed from South Florida during last year's hunt, according to the FWC.

Catches like this can be a massive win toward slowing the spread of a problematic invasive species.

The June winners of the South Florida Water Management District python elimination program rakes in snakes and money.

Hundreds of hunters will scour the Everglades for cash prizes as a key window opens to stop one of Florida's most destructive invaders.

The state's annual Florida Python Challenge began Friday with hunters seeking to nab snakes and big prize money. The 10-day ...

Professional python hunter Amy Siewe recently posted a video on her Facebook page showing her cutting open a snake's egg to ...

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bare hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity. Taylor ...

Florida pays contracted hunters to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Native to Southeast Asia, the pythons have caused a severe decline in native mammal populations. Conservative ...

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...