The non-native snakes are overrunning Florida and must be eliminated. Fashion designers are determined to make sure their ...

The non-native snakes are overrunning Florida and must be eliminated. Fashion designers are determined to make sure their ...

Burmese pythons have been rampant in South Florida since the 1990s, when they started breeding in the Everglades.

Florida Python Challenge, July 11-20, 2025, has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill humans? Are they venomous?

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge is about to begin, promising hunters a shared $25k in prizes while protecting the Everglades.

More than 6,300 pounds of Burmese python were tracked and removed by the team over the past year.

Based in Naples, the program includes biologists, interns and volunteers who use radio telemetry to track male "scout" snakes, which basically go out and find breeding-sized females. Since its ...