Taylor Stanberry, 29, of Naples, was the Ultimate Grand Prize winner in the 2025 Burmese Python Challenge. Stanberry captured 60 of the invasive snakes, including 30 hatchlings, and won $10,000 for ...

The South Florida Water Management District's monthly competition is winding down for 2025. Who took the top prize in ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual 10-day hunting competition encouraging participants to remove Burmese pythons from eight Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-managed lands in ...

Burmese pythons have taken over the Florida Everglades in just a few decades, but there is hope that the invasive species can be pulled back. A new study reveals how that might be done. Published in ...

Fifteen panther deaths have been documented this calendar year, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

An imagined encounter between an anaconda and a great white shark raises questions about how two top predators would perform ...

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the award of $3.6 million in grants through Acres for America, a land conservation partnership with Walmart, to permanently protect ...

Floridians could be see cooler weather in time for the holidays later this month. However, could it be deadly for invasive Burmese pythons?

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, causing significant declines in native small mammal populations. Originally introduced through the pet trade, the wild python population in the ...

A Florida resident, with the help of friends, used a snare and ax to subdue a massive Burmese python that they had encountered Tuesday on the way home from dinner. Wade Gardner, of Rotonda West in ...

Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida Everglades history. They can swim, burrow and climb trees, and they eat almost ...