These are two of the most notorious creatures in Florida... a heavyweight battle for the ages. If you spend enough time ...

Florida wildlife officials and researchers are turning to an unusual high-tech weapon in the fight against invasive Burmese ...

It's not common for someone to find a python in their backyard or garage in Florida, but if they do there are steps to follow ...

Florida has a giant invasive snake problem. Naturally, we turned it into a competition with prize money. By Teresa Spencer There are plenty of reasonable ways to spend 10 days in Florida in July. Go ...

Months of planning, a remote swamp route and a remarkable discovery helped this determined hunter turn a grueling challenge into victory.

Tom Rahill, founder of Swamp Apes, handles a Burmese python at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 25, 2019. RHONA WISE/AFP via Getty Images A 69-year-old professional python ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. Tom Rahill won the $10,000 grand prize for removing 96 pythons. The longest python caught during the ...

The results are in from the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, and wildlife officials say hundreds of invasive Burmese pythons were removed from the Everglades during the annual competition. More than 900 ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge saw hundreds of participants compete to remove the invasive species from South Florida. Hunter Tom Rahill won the $10,000 grand prize for catching the most snakes, ...

Tom Rahill said he was on a mission. Rahill, the ultimate grand prize winner for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, was recognized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) today ...