As python hunters head out into the Everglades for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, many of them will feel the bite of the invasive snake.

The event also draws attention to the risks of releasing nonnative pets into the wild.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A viral video from the Everglades is putting new focus on a disturbing part of Florida's python problem.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Florida's campaign against non-native Burmese pythons is drawing significant attention online after officials ...

The five-metre-long, cold-blooded colossus was the largest ever to be removed from Big Cypress National Preserve in the Florida Everglades — weighing in at 63 kilograms. The female snake, which also ...

Professional python hunter Amy Siewe recently posted a video on her Facebook page showing her cutting open a snake's egg to ...

Participants will compete July 10-19 to help remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades and raise awareness about invasive ...

More than 900 people participated in the 2025 Python Challenge, a 10-day hunt in the steamy South Florida heat that this year made history on two fronts, with the first woman to win the grand prize ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: TheCritterCult During the most recent nesting season in the Everglades, python hunters with TheCritterCult said in ...

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade ...