The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.

It’s hours of boredom interrupted by a few minutes of pretty intense adrenalin,” says one jaded participant in the Florida ...

An armade of amateur snake hunters descend on the Florida Everglades to kill pythons for money. What could possibly go wrong?

Not all oddballs are harmless fun in Xander Robin’s immersive, Floridian subcultural documentary The Python Hunt.

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location ...

Burmese pythons are spreading across south Florida but will we start to see them slither up north? What to know ...

Opossums are becoming Florida’s secret weapon against giant invasive pythons—thanks to GPS collars and a wild discovery.

The initiative garnered attention from celebrities like Ozzy Osbourne and Gordon Ramsay, raising awareness about the invasive species. The program's success is attributed to the hunters' efforts and ...

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.