Not all oddballs are harmless fun in Xander Robin’s immersive, Floridian subcultural documentary The Python Hunt.

The Florida Python Challenge brings out a fascinating cast of characters, all captured by the director Xander Robin’s camera.

Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's winner.

Vadivel Gopal and Masi Sadaiyan came to Florida as part of an ongoing effort to control the explosion in the python population in the Everglades National Park and beyond. Writer, filmmaker and ...

An armade of amateur snake hunters descend on the Florida Everglades to kill pythons for money. What could possibly go wrong?

"The Burning Man of snake hunting: it brings the wrong kind of attention to this problem." Oscope Labs has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary film titled The Python Hunt, going right into ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes ...

Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held in the state. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from ...

Carl Jackson noticed something when he turned his truck around on Turner River Road in Big Cypress National Park. It was almost 4 p.m. on Jan. 13. He was on his way back to near where he had just ...

Unexpected python trackers: Scientists found that tracking devices on raccoons and opossums can lead to pythons that consumed them, creating a new capture method. Ecosystem at stake: Burmese pythons, ...

New tracking tactic: Scientists found that transmitters on raccoons and opossums can lead them to pythons that have eaten the animals. Everglades at risk: Burmese pythons prey on native species, ...