If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

PALM CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — Snakes? In your car engine? More likely than you’d think. A Palm City resident got an unwelcome surprise when they found out a slithery stowaway in their car engine, according ...

Recently, a python was found tucked inside the engine compartment of a tractor-trailer parked near a Miami residence The nonvenomous constrictor snakes are native to South Asia, but since being ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Governor Ron DeSantis shared the spotlight Tuesday with an 11-foot Burmese python, making it clear the fight to protect the Everglades from invasive species only continues.

Xander Robin has been making movies for years. But the director had never filmed anything quite like this: 10 grueling nights hanging out with amateur snake hunters in the Florida Everglades. The Palm ...

Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) hosts an annual 10-day Python Challenge to control the invasive Burmese python population. Wildlife enthusiast Garrett Galvin, known as "fishingarrett" ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, ending July 20, had 933 participants from 30 states and two countries. $25,000 in prizes will be awarded across professional, novice, and military categories. The ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons, runs from July 11 to 20. The challenge aims to raise public awareness and encourage reporting of python sightings.

The use of fire arms, dogs and other animals is prohibited during the Florida Python Challenge Logan is a Editorial Intern at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. His work has previously ...

Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition created by the FWC. The Florida Python Challenge grand prize is $10,000. None of the eight competition locations are on the Treasure Coast. Python ...