TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is set to speak about Burmese python observations and removal efforts in Charlotte County and nearby areas on Thursday.

Read full article: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks in West Palm Beach STUART, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Stuart on Tuesday where he outlined the state’s efforts to ...

A Florida woman has emerged as the ultimate grand prize winner of a python-removal challenge, earning $10,000 after removing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. On Aug. 13, the Florida ...

Ian Bartoszek didn’t need the beeping radio receiver to know there were pythons nearby. As his team of four walked single-file into the dense oak woods of South Florida, they couldn’t help but notice ...

HOMESTEAD, Florida (WFOR) — Florida wildlife officials have unveiled the dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, as part of a broader conservation effort to protect the Everglades from invasive ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A southwest Florida woman took home the grand prize in the state's 2025 python removal challenge after she removed 60 Burmese pythons. Taylor Stanberry, a Naples native, won $10,000 ...

Florida’s python hunts are going commercial as the state partners with a luxury leather manufacturer that pays better and uses more high-tech weapons in the pursuit of the invasive snake. Gov. Ron ...

Although the Burmese python is not protected in Florida, anti-cruelty laws still apply when hunting this week. The competition recognizes the legal and ethical obligations to ensure humane killing is ...

A reptile hunter sprang into action last week to remove a 16-foot python that was slithering around a dumpster at a Los Angeles apartment building. Dramatic video shows 24-year-old Joseph Hart — ...