A total of 294 Burmese pythons were eliminated during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge – the most of any python challenge since the event started in 2013. But only one snake by a hunter was declared ...

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has a venom response unit specifically for responding to snake-related incidents, and a video shared ...

Animal Control Officer Cyndi Griffin holds the python in one hand. She was called out to pick up the snake in a car wash near Niagara Falls Boulevard, in Erie County, New York. Courtesy of Amherst ...

The python problem is so big so in addition to engaging the public inactive removal of a non-native species, one of the primary purposes of the Python Challenge is outreach.

One python huntress who won a prize in the 2025 Python Challenge has taken a sabbatical from her corporate job to pursue her passion.

Taylor Stanberry competed in her first Florida Python Challenge in July and became the first female to win the ultimate grand ...