Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey.

Here are some of the biggest Burmese pythons caught in the Florida Python Challenge annual snake hunt The FWC holds an annual Python Challenge. This photo was taken during the 2020 challenge.

The python's head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm.

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge, capturing 60 pythons and earning a $10,000 prize ...

A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest female Burmese python ever captured in Florida, officials said. The python weighed in at 215 pounds, was nearly 18 feet long and had 122 ...

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.

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 ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is back. The event offers hunters from across the country the chance to win a $10,000 Ultimate Grand Prize for removing the most invasive Burmese pythons from the ...

An 18-foot python is now the second largest python ever caught in the wild in Florida.

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge yielded 294 Burmese pythons, the most since the challenge began. Taylor Stanberry won the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for capturing 60 pythons.

One python huntress who won a prize in the 2025 Python Challenge has taken a sabbatical from her corporate job to pursue her passion.