Florida’s deadliest python hunter is a conservationist at heart

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says ...

Record 8,000 pounds of pythons pulled from southwest Florida using sex drive

Biologists removed 8,080 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons from the outskirts of Naples in just six months. The biggest snake was 17 feet long and weighed 153 pounds.

Python hunters captured 8,000 pounds of snake. Meet their leader

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade ...

Needle-like python teeth can be painful experience for hunters

As python hunters head out into the Everglades for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, many of them will feel the bite of the ...

Florida man hailed for grabbing 8-foot python, then given $180 ticket

Case dismissed, but fight spotlights clash between aggressive invasive species threat and federal park rules on handling ...

Florida's 'most interesting' python is breeding faster than scientists thought possible

A nearly 13-foot Burmese python in Florida is forcing scientists to rethink how quickly the invasive species can multiply.
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2026 Florida Python Challenge™ dates announced — registration now open

I’m excited to announce that the annual Florida Python Challenge™ is back for 2026! Kicking off on Friday, July 10 at 12:01 a.m., and running until Sunday, July 19 at 5 p.m., registered participants ...