A Python Snake vs Python

Florida hunters should never cut off the head of a python

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Snake hunters gather in Florida to kill invasive pythons for $25,000 in prizes

The day has finally arrived.

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Why Florida hunters should never cut off the head of a python

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Florida Python Challenge is back. Why the state wants more snake hunters

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Florida hunter's 16-foot python catch tops in this elimination program

It's a busy time of year for eliminating invasive Burmese pythons in Florida and earning money for doing it.

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Florida biologists use scout pythons to remove a record 8,080 pounds of invasive snakes

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Python hunters hit a Florida Everglades island and find 4 big snakes, 3 nests, and an egg-filled female

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Florida family follows python tracks over tire marks, then wrestles 202-pound giant from brush

Florida has spent decades trying to reduce python numbers through organized removal programs, public hunts, and contractor teams trained to capture the snakes.

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Python meat should never be on the menu. Here's why

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.

On the prowl for invasive pythons, researchers are interrupting snake orgies

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during breeding season on March 11, 2026 in the interior of the northern Everglades. Ashley Miznazi amiznazi@miamiherald.com