Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey.

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet ...

A Florida woman has claimed the top prize in the 2025 Python Challenge after capturing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day ...

Burmese pythons, one of the world’s largest snakes, are also one of the most problematic invasive species in South Florida. First spotted in the Florida Everglades in the 1970s, the snakes were ...

The discovery helped the Naples resident land first place in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, which drew 934 hunters ...

Burmese pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world, growing up to 23 feet long and weighing over 200 pounds, though most in the wild average around 12 to 16 feet.

In 2023, a 19-foot python was captured in Florida, which would be worth $425 under the new incentive programs.

A team dedicated to controlling populations of invasive Burmese pythons in Florida has deployed another unique method to find ...

That amounts to a fifth of all the pythons caught in the challenge this year and triple the number that last year’s winner ...

Pythons reproduce at high rates, with female snakes laying anywhere between 35 to 60 eggs, Spencer said. In July, the FWC’s Python Action Team found and removed a record-breaking python nest ...

Burmese pythons could be making their way north, out of the Everglades and towards the coasts in the coming years, according to a new study. Experts say while people shouldn't be alarmed, they ...

Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with massive ...