Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

We caught up with two professional python hunters and asked them what are the "essentials" that help them be successful in the field.

Hunters working across the Florida Everglades removed a record four tons of invasive Burmese pythons in a single coordinated ...

Professional python hunters Guillermo Tapanes and Matt Kogo spotted something strange swimming in a remote pond on the border of Broward and Palm Beach counties. It was wasn’t moving like an iguana or ...

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...

Hunters stepping into the Everglades arena for the 2026 Python Challenge will find a population unculled by winter’s freak freeze and the potential need for a strategic reset in tactics because of ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...

No one knows the exact number of pythons in the region, with estimates ranging from 30,000 to 300,000.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Back in January, Burmese python hunter Carl Jackson caught one of the heaviest pythons on record in Florida. His catch, a 16-foot, ...