The research collaborators at Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge are currently putting together proposals with stakeholders in South Florida to find ways to fund and create more and cheaper ...

Sightings and captures of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are they invading urban areas?

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

South Florida is home to two particularly problematic invasive species: Burmese pythons and green iguanas. The pythons live ...

The pursuit of invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida led to the alarming discovery when four females were captured at a “communal nesting” site on an island, according to video shared on YouTube. ...

Florida Python Challenge 2024 results. 195 pythons removed Last year, according to FWC, 195 Burmese pythons were removed. Ronald Kiger (20 Burmese pythons removed) was the 2024 Grand Prize winner.

Anytime you catch something bigger than 14 feet, it’s not a snake anymore, it’s a monster,' said Donna Kalil, a licensed Florida python hunter. Mike Kimmel goes by the social media moniker Python ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge starts July 11 at 12:01 a.m. ET and ends at 5 p.m. July 20. Participants can win more than $25,000 in prizes as they remove invasive Burmese pythons from South ...

The annual competition to raise awareness and eliminate the invasive Burmese python was held July 10-20, 2025 in the Everglades.

The FWC announced the dates for the annual snake hunt, the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. What to know on dates, prize money.