The hatchling-heavy count hints at a bigger trend in the Everglades: Burmese pythons are still spreading and reproducing. That helps explain why Florida crews are putting more focus on nests, eggs, ...

Hundreds of people participated in the heralded 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day pursuit in sticky South Florida that pits hunters against the state's most notorious invasive species. This year ...

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida The 2026 Florida Python Challenge drew 907 participants from 30 states, Canada and Vietnam Tom ...

A retired US Army veteran has spent 11 years tracking invasive Burmese pythons through Florida’s Everglades, where a single ...

Conservation teams in South Florida just wrapped their most ambitious python removal season yet, and the strategy they used ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

The recent annual Florida Python Challenge inspired an enterprising report on the gastronomic potential of the exotic beasts in The News-Press and Naples Daily News. And why not? For epicurean and ...

As another python hunting year winds down in Florida, it will be a tall order for any hunter to top Carl Jackson's near-record catch in January.

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...

Tom Rahill said he was on a mission. Rahill, the ultimate grand prize winner for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, was recognized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) today ...