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

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 ...

Researchers have found the species is capable of taking down prey larger than once thought.

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is ...

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

At Wildman's Pizza, visitors stop in for a slice of pie and python hunting history and souvenirs. Many hope to meet Wildman, Dusty Crum.

Defending champion Taylor Stanberry entered Florida's annual python challenge last-minute. She provided an update midway ...

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

A Florida restaurant is offering free python pizza for participants capturing invasive Burmese pythons. This promotion ...

The hunt is on in the Everglades as the 2026 Florida Python Challenge officially gets underway.

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition to remove invasive snakes, has concluded. Hunters competed for $25,000 in cash prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize for removing the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge starts July 10. It is another opportunity for hunters to put a dent in the invasive Burmese ...