Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for how to kill the invasive.

Catches like this can be a massive win toward slowing the spread of a problematic invasive species.

Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

Hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge in July will have an abundance of python meet. But it is advised that it not be eaten.

Aaron Mann removed 87 Burmese pythons in July, the most by any hunter in the South Florida Water Management District's 2025 incentive program. Mann's total brings the 2025 program's eliminated python count to 182. The program awards $1,000 monthly to the ...

We caught up with two professional python hunters and asked them what are the "essentials" that help them be successful in the field.

"These snakes will eat ANYTHING and are devastating local wildlife."

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bare hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity. Taylor Stanberry was the first woman to win Florida's annual ...

The invasive pythons number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades region ecosystem.

Professional python hunter Amy Siewe recently posted a video on her Facebook page showing her cutting open a snake's egg to see what it looks like.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida's Everglades. A Florida snake hunter, his wife, and their two kids were able to wrestle and take out a whopping 202-pound Burmese python in a battle that saw the slithering beast drag the professional some ...