To build on that, species like the ball python (Python regius) are currently listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, primarily due to habitat loss and exploitation for the pet trade.

With Florida's menacing invasive python population, the South Florida Water Management District is rewarding $1,000 for most python catches in month.

Florida Python Challenge 2025 set for July. Dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge — a ten-day event to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida — are set.. This year's hunt ...

Now that we are inside of one month until the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, the official countdown to one of the most anticipated outdoor events of the year has begun. This year's hunt starts at ...

Registration opened May 15 for this year’s challenge, which begins July 11 at 12:01 a.m. and runs through 5 p.m. July 20.. The water management district began its landmark python hunting program ...

The battle against the invasive Burmese python by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida reached a milestone after a record removal season. The removal season coincides with the breeding season of ...

Bobcat kills massive Burmese python, returns to feed on its carcass in Florida Everglades See biggest Burmese pythons ever caught in Florida Gordon Ramsay once joined the FL hunt for pythons ...

Only about twice the size of domestic cats, Florida's bobcats may be small in size, but they're big in moxie. Case in point: A bobcat appears to have killed a massive, 13-foot Burmese python in ...

Now, with more than 600 dead pythons under her belt, she is known as the “Python Huntress” – one of a handful of women among hundreds of men hunting the invasive Burmese python in Florida ...

Bobcat kills massive Burmese python, returns to feed on its carcass in Florida Everglades See biggest Burmese pythons ever caught in Florida Gordon Ramsay once joined the FL hunt for pythons ...

When it comes to unwelcome guests, an 18-foot Burmese python is as big as they come. The snake is native to Southeast Asia, but it's found a real home in south Florida's Everglades. IAN BARTOSZEK ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species wreaking havoc on the South Florida ecosystem. Social media videos showcasing pythons are common, including those of hunters and the "Python Huntress ...