Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including ...

ST. PETERSBURG — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of ...

Longest python caught in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge was recorded in the Novice category. Plus a look at some of the biggest snakes ever caught.

Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes ...

With Florida's annual Burmese python hunt wrapping up Sunday (July 20) at 5 p.m., the next phase of the 2025 competition will be the announcement of the winners, including the $10,000 grand prize ...

What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

Robin Xander's entry in the Tallahassee Film Festival, which takes place Sept. 26-28, chronicles the Florida Python Challenge ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

South Florida Water Management District via AP; AP Photo/Lynne Sladky Robotic rabbits are being used by the South Florida Water Management District to lure invasive Burmese pythons out of hiding.