South Florida Water Management District contract python hunter Kris Bartish captures a Burmese python in the Florida Everglades on July 12, 2026. The Florida Python Challenge pyth

A Florida college student and fellow hunters physically wrestled a Burmese python measuring 19 feet into submission in the Everglades, producing the longest python ever documented in the state. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida measured the snake at 19 feet,

Some hunters participating in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge will likely get bitten by the invasive snake. One hunter told us what that feels like.

The Florida Python Challenge is a python removal competition that happens in August. Participants have nine days to kill as many Burmese pythons as possible. Viral Instagram video show necropsy revealed a 5-foot alligator carcass inside Burmese python.

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Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

The Florida Department of Health has issued a "do not consume python" advisory due to unhealthy mercury levels. Despite the advisory, it is not illegal to eat python meat in Florida. Some chefs and hunters suggest marinades or cooking methods like curry to ...