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

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity.

On a fall day in Gainesville, Georgia, Justin Kobylka, the forty-two-year-old owner of Kinova Reptiles, was preparing to cut open two clutches of snake eggs. He was hoping to hit upon some valuable, ...

"These snakes will eat ANYTHING and are devastating local wildlife." ...

Anyone joining the 2026 Florida Python Challenge must register and complete an online training course.

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A gargantuan 13-foot albino python has been wreaking havoc across an ...

A Queensland bedroom call about a python became an unexpected double rescue when the responding snake catcher also found a ...

Invasive reptiles may be quietly altering how plants regenerate, moving seeds across the Everglades and complicating efforts ...

It's official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, ...

At Wildman's Pizza, visitors stop in for a slice of pie and python hunting history and souvenirs. Many hope to meet Wildman, ...