The state record for heaviest python caught is a 215-pound beast caught in 2022. The invasive snake, a colossal female, was caught by Conservancy of Southwest Florida biologists in the Everglades. It ...

"It's not the snake's fault; this is yet another human error of introducing a non-native animal." ...

Kelly joins Captain Mike, Zach, and a specially trained tracking dog named Shelby for a python hunt deep in the Florida ...

The study found that targeting large, mature female pythons is key to controlling the population. Optimal hunting conditions include specific moon phases, warmer and more humid weather, and cool ...

The snakes were a little more elusive this year, but 280 invasive Burmese pythons were removed during the annual Florida Python Challenge. The number was slightly below the 294 captured in 2025. The ...

A snake wrangler from South Florida has captured the largest Reticulated Python ever caught and measured in Puerto Rico where these invasive snakes have ...

Social media videos often make python hunting look easy. A hunter spots a snake on the side of the road, jumps out of the truck and quickly wrestles it to the ground. But the reality is far different.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species causing significant harm to the South Florida ecosystem. The annual Florida Python Challenge encourages hunters to help control the growing python population.

According to the Bible, the world’s first con man was a snake. It deceived Adam and Eve, leading them to commit the first sin, which is how we wound up living in this messed-up world we have now. I ...

A 202-pound Burmese python caught in January is the heaviest captured in Florida so far this year. The heaviest python ever caught in Florida weighed 215 pounds and was captured in 2022. At least 56 ...