Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event ...

Catches like this can be a massive win toward slowing the spread of a problematic invasive species.

Eating its prey can be a process for a python, which is why it relies so heavily on its jaw to get the job done, including ...

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

What began as a family outing to help remove invasive snakes from Florida's Everglades quickly turned into a terrifying fight ...

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

The invasive pythons number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades ...

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...

The captured snake, named Kevin, has already found a rescue placement Bailey Richards is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned with the brand in 2022. Her ...

Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science ...