Python hunting is a new territory in the wildlife guiding business, leading adventurous visitors on excursions to find the giant invasive constrictors that have overrun the Everglades.

Donna Kalil, a contract hunter for the South Florida Water Management District, nabbed 56 snakes during the Python Challenge ...

South Florida is home to two particularly problematic invasive species: Burmese pythons and green iguanas. The pythons live ...

The annual competition to raise awareness and eliminate the invasive Burmese python was held July 10-20, 2025 in the Everglades.

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

Her name is Taylor Stanberry and thanks to finding and eliminating 60 pythons in July, she's the 2025 winner of the Florida Python Challenge.

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

Hunting Pythons in Florida: How to Get in on the Fun Invasive Burmese pythons got loose in the Sunshine State in the late 1970s, and since then, their numbers have exploded. The boa constrictors ...

And there’s always celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s recipe for diced python in a lettuce wrap with shallots, pineapple, and jalapeno. But the Florida Department of Health has recently ...

Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons in Florida.

Python hunting in Florida is for anyone—if you've got the guts for it. Expert Donna Kalil breaks down the best tactics to be successful.

Registration has opened for Florida's annual python hunting challenge. The competition is not for the faint of heart.