It's almost python hunting season in Florida! Every year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District host a python challenge and award ...

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, ...

Invasive Burmese Pythons are a great threat to Florida's native species — so much so that the state employs qualified contractors to help hunt them.

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

Carl Jackson caught this year's heaviest Burmese python in Florida. Could the next catch happen in Palm Beach County?

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

New AI research helps hunters zero in on the pythons doing the most damage in Florida's Everglades.

An invasive species of python has been growing in Florida's Everglades, but scientists may have found a way to fight back: with stuffed animals.

Every month the South Florida Water Management District awards cash bonuses to contracted hunters for the number of pythons ...

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, ...

It's been more than three years since the record for longest python ever caught in Florida was set. Could there be longer pythons out there?