Longest python caught in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge was recorded in the Novice category. Plus a look at some of the ...

A python hunter captured the second heaviest Burmese python on record in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The captured female python measured 16 feet, 10 inches long and was found in the Big Cypress ...

Florida Python Challenge has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill humans? Are they ...

Florida wildlife officials released more information about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, which brings hunters from all ...

The FWC's annual Florida Python Challenge will be July 11-20, 2025.

Florida's summer heat is almost here. Will we be seeing more of our scaly invasive neighbors? The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an invasive species in Florida.

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.