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

There is a saying that common sense isn't very common anymore. That was brought home quite clearly in a story in your paper about a fellow who caught a python in Everglades National Park and was fined ...

Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days ...

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

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

The June winners of the South Florida Water Management District python elimination program rakes in snakes and money.

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...

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.

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

A Florida man was fined for catching an invasive python in Everglades National Park. His case was later dismissed.

Eating its prey can be a process for a python, which is why it relies so heavily on its jaw to get the job done, including consuming a whole deer.

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