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

Python hunters in Florida will begin competing in the state’s annual removal competition one minute after the clock strikes ...

Florida is once again putting a bounty on one of its significant environmental challenges. Starting at midnight this Friday, ...

Burmese pythons spread beyond the Everglades as Florida's Python Challenge begins, offering $25,000 in prizes.

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

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win Florida's annual python challenge last year by catching 60 pythons during the ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...

Exactly one minute after midnight tonight, hundreds of hunters will fan out across the Florida Everglades with a single ...

"We're not putting these animals out there and in harm's way. Harm's way is there. We're just documenting what is happening." ...

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the ...

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