The South Florida Water Management District announced the August winners for its Python Elimination Program and the bonus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge winds down, we are revisiting a story from earlier this year. We interviewed professional ...

In Florida, python removal is often presented as a test of nerve and skill. One professional python hunter, however, says the priority should be the protection of native animals, not the excitement of ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge saw hundreds of participants compete to remove the invasive species from South Florida. Hunter Tom Rahill won the $10,000 grand prize for catching the most snakes, ...

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 ...

Florida Python Challenge 2026 winner Tom Rahill captured 96 invasive Burmese pythons in 10 days, all from Everglades National Park, shattering the all-time competition record by 60 percent. The ...

Three python hunters received $1,000 for catching the longest snake in their division during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.

It's a busy time of year for eliminating invasive Burmese pythons in Florida and earning money for doing it. On Friday (July 10) the Florida Python Challenge started. For the next 10 days, hunters ...

Researchers at the University of Florida are deploying high-tech rabbit decoys across the Everglades, designed to mimic the ...

As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge winds down, we are revisiting a story from earlier this year. We interviewed professional python hunter Carl Jackson soon after he had caught a 16-foot, 10-inch ...

Professional python hunter Carl Jackson recently caught a 202-pound python, the second heaviest ever recorded in Florida. Python bites are a common risk for hunters, and their teeth feel like needles ...