The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

In this video, a Florida man, the "Python Cowboy," hunts for invasive species. As he points out, "Here in Florida, we got more than just pythons, iguanas, and New Yorkers. We got Nile monitors and all ...

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...

Florida’s annual battle against invasive giant snakes is returning this summer as the Florida Python Challenge officially kicks off from July 10 to July 19, 2026. Organised in partnership with the ...

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...