Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The hunt is on! Hunters are scouring the Florida Everglades in search of the state's most destructive invasive species for the ...

An overnight hunt during the Florida Python Challenge took a startling turn when two veteran snake hunters subdued a 16-foot Burmese python in the Everglades and then realized a nearby nest was full ...

After 10 days of python hunting in South Florida, Taylor Stanberry, a 29-year-old contract hunter for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, finished with a milestone result against ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is being impacted by severe weather, making hunting difficult. Defending champion Taylor Stanberry notes that colder, rainy conditions have made snakes less active.

Tom Rahill won the annual event, earning $10,000 for removing 96 Burmese pythons from South Florida ...

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 ...

Burmese python hunters slogging through Florida’s muggy southern reaches may find their most valuable tool in the future is more than a keen eye and courage. It could be their cellphone. University of ...

Professional python hunter Taylor Stanberry placed second in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge while five months pregnant. Stanberry, the first woman to win the competition in 2025, plans to continue ...