Registrations have officially opened for Florida's annual Python Challenge, which appeals for help from the public to keep the invasive python population in check. The competition allows people around ...

In 2000, Burmese pythons were first identified in Everglades National Park. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), they were either intentionally or accidentally released by people ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has crowned a winner in the state’s annual Python Challenge, a competition that tasks hunters with removing invasive ...

Nearly 300 Burmese pythons were removed during a record-setting Florida Python Challenge this year, state wildlife officials said. The 10-day competition that ran from July 11-20 resulted in a record ...

Each contestant has a chance to win up to $10,000 at the end of the 10-day competition, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and ...

Registration for the 2024 Python Challenge opened Thursday, allowing people from around the world to compete for a shot at a portion of more than $25,000 in cash prizes. The reptile wranglers, both ...

Florida’s Python Challenge began as a loosely planned scramble in the Everglades, an experiment in incentive-based extermination, a novelty that in subsequent years would help spawn reality TV shows, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Python Challenge is back after over 200 of the invasive snakes were captured last year. Competitors can get a piece of $25,000 in prizes for hunting down the large ...