A dramatic video shows how python hunter Carl Jackson wrestled with a 200-pound snake that he estimates dragged him 10-15 ...

Now that we are inside of one month until the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, the official countdown to one of the most anticipated outdoor events of the year has begun. This year's hunt starts at ...

Python hunter Kevin Pavlidis won for the third time in 2025. The competition is sponsored by the South Florida Water ...

Burmese pythons may be the most destructive foreign animal in Florida Everglades history. They're among the largest snakes in the world, averaging between 6 and 9 feet. The longest python ever ...

(NewsNation) — How do you hunt Florida’s apex, yet invasive, predator the Burmese Python? In “nose to the grindstone” fashion, of course. That is how one of Florida’s top python hunters, Dusty “The ...

While most Florida python hunters are men, Kalil and one of her proteges, Amy Siewe, have proved to be highly effective eradicators. They hunt not to collect trophies, they say, but to help save the ...

There was some big snake news in 2025. Taylor Stanberry, a Naples native, was the 2025 Florida Python Challenge winner and the first woman to ever win the competition. She captured 60 of the invasive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ten days before Christmas, a distraught South Florida homeowner called Michael Ronquillo about a snake in her neighbor’s yard.

Experts believe the snakes may be dispersing from the Everglades as their population grows, using connected waterways as highways. While not considered an overwhelming threat to humans, pythons can ...