Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's ...

In Florida, hunters have successfully caught and removed hundreds of pythons as part of official conservation efforts.

Opossums are becoming Florida’s secret weapon against giant invasive pythons—thanks to GPS collars and a wild discovery.

Burmese pythons are one of the Sunshine State's most invasive species and have been an established predator in the Everglades ...

Wildlife biologists are developing a new python tracking technique that uses GPS-collared possums to lead them to hungry ...

Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

In Key Largo this spring, wildlife crews started turning local opossums into unlikely scouts, slipping lightweight tracking ...

A python hunter earned multiple cash bonuses in March for capturing the most and longest snakes. The South Florida Water Management District's program pays contractors to remove invasive Burmese ...

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location ...

Have any humans have been killed by Burmese pythons? What to know Florida's large, invasive residents and their ...