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

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Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's ...

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

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

The Florida Python Challenge 2025 is in full swing. The annual snake hunt started at 12:01 a.m. July 11. It will end at 5 p.m. July 20. Participants have until July 20 to kill as many Burmese pythons ...

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

Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the ...

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

Have any humans have been killed by Burmese pythons? What to know Florida's large, invasive residents and their ...

Researchers in Florida are capturing invasive Burmese pythons by using tracking devices placed on raccoons and possums.