News

Each year, the challenge brings together wildlife officials, seasoned python hunters, and volunteers to restore Florida's ...
What is the Florida Python Challenge? Taylor Stanberry, center, accepts her $10,000 check on Aug. 13, 2025 for being the Ultimate Grand Prize Winner of the 2025 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 ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced Taylor Stanberry removed 60 invasive Burmese pythons and claimed the $10,000 Ultimate Grand Prize. The FWC announced that 934 ...
This week on a rebroadcast of The Florida Roundup from May 23, we have conversations with three authors who have written in or about Florida. First, we spoke with veteran science journalist Stephen ...
Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...
Florida researchers found a nearly 18-foot long, 215 pound python, the largest ever found outside its native habitat.
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 ...
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.
NAPLES, FL -- Florida researchers found a nearly 18-foot long, 215 pound python, the largest ever found outside its native habitat. Pythons are native to Southeast Asia. They're an invasive species in ...
The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...