Volunteer python hunter Dave Hackathorn, 53, of Waverly, W.Va., with a 4-foot-6-inch python caught west of Miami. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) Studies indicate pythons have devastated the ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Expert snake hunters snared 37 pythons in South Florida during a trial hunting season to eradicate the invasive species.

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

NAPLES, Fla. (WFLA) — Burmese pythons are unwanted and taking over the Everglades. An estimated half a million of these snakes are decimating the natural ecosystem by eating the native mammals like ...

The distinctive contest not only encapsulates the spirit of South Florida, but it also makes an important difference for the ...

A Florida man is doing his best to help remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades.

A python hunter caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The 16-foot, 10-inch female python was captured in Big Cypress National Park with the help of ...

Carl Jackson noticed something when he turned his truck around on Turner River Road in Big Cypress National Park. It was almost 4 p.m. on Jan. 13. He was on his way back to near where he had just ...

Python Problem: Experts say the large snakes in Florida are moving north into Brevard County ...