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.

For decades, the state of Florida has faced a python problem. Burmese pythons were introduced into the Everglades through the ...

Opossums are common prey for pythons.

Florida scientists are using GPS-collared raccoons and opossums to locate and remove invasive Burmese pythons that threaten ecosystems from the Everglades to areas farther north. The innovative ...

After nearly five months of waiting, an alarm activated on Michael Cove’s radio, a sign his study was working. To hunt pythons, an invasive predator in the Florida Keys, Cove and fellow researchers ...

Wildlife researchers studying mammals in Key Largo have discovered a potentially groundbreaking — if not heartbreaking — way to locate and kill invasive Burmese pythons, especially the big ones. A ...