In Florida, python removal is often presented as a test of nerve and skill. One professional python hunter, however, says the ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set earlier this month. Between November 2025 and April 2026, researchers removed ...

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

Also known as the "Python Huntress," Amy Siewe calls the annual Florida Python Challenge 'a circus and counterproductive.' ...

The annual python hunting competition runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 10, to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 19. What to know ahead of ...

March was a productive and lucrative month for Burmese python hunter Anthony Flanagan. Contracted by the South Florida Water Management District for its Python Elimination Program, Flanagan not only ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

The invasive pythons number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades ...

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program awards cash prizes to python removal agents. Kevin Pavlidis was the top winner for November, earning $2,500 for removing the ...