The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is such a problem for Florida that it’s legal to hunt the massive invasive species ...

Just the phrase “invasive pythons” should have us quaking in our snake boots. In the Florida Everglades, Burmese pythons have ...

Florida is testing solar-powered robot rabbits to help locate invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. Developed by the South Florida Water Management District and University of Florida, the ...

Tom Rahill spent months mapping out a strategy for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, his ADHD fueled genius making calculations for the drought, the competitors and the calendar in his scheme. For ...

It's been more than three years since the record for longest python ever caught in Florida was set. Could there be longer ...

Conservation teams in South Florida just wrapped their most ambitious python removal season yet, and the strategy they used ...

As another python hunting year winds down in Florida, it will be a tall order for any hunter to top Carl Jackson's ...

EVERGLADES, Fla. (WINK) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Florida’s Python Challenge has become one of its biggest tools for raising awareness about invasive species, ...

Florida contracted python hunters get paid hourly and get additional bonus money based on my pythons and longest pythons removed.

Tom Rahill said he was on a mission. Rahill, the ultimate grand prize winner for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, was recognized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) today ...

Florida's 2026 Python Challenge begins today, and will last until July 19. A $10,000 reward will be issued to whoever removes the most Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Last year, more than 900 ...

Tom Rahill holding a Florida-native water snake as he searches for Burmese pythons in August 2022.Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images The winner of this year’s annual Florida Python Challenge ...