Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's winner.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida's python removal program has eliminated over 20 tons of Burmese pythons since 2013. Researchers use surgically implanted radio transmitters in male "scout snakes" to track and remove breeding females, preventing ...

Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the invasive snake.

Raj Shamani's podcast featured a live Burmese python, offering a unique lesson on wildlife. Wildlife explorer Paul Rosolie demonstrated the snake's incredible biology and immense strength, highlighting its defensive nature.

FORT LAUDERDALE - A Florida Fish & Wildlife python trapper had the catch of a lifetime last week in an area west of Fort Lauderdale when he captured a Burmese python over 17 feet in length. "You gotta let her work, as my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu friends say.

Earlier this year, on Jan. 13, a contracted python hunter working for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, eliminated a massive female snake from the Everglades. The hunter, Carl Jackson, said the python he caught in the video at the top ...