EVERGLADES, Fla. (WSVN) — On Friday, Florida’s fist lady, Casey DeSantis, was in the Everglades to help kick off the state’s 10-day python challenge. “We’re giving a $10,000 bonus,” DeSantis said about one of the prizes up for grabs for the hunters

A Burmese python sits in the grass at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 25, 2019. - Along with the venomous lionfish, the Burmese python is perhaps the least welcome invasive species in Florida: lacking any natural predators, it ...

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.

It's time to hunt. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge, an opportunity for professionals and novices to catch the invasive Burmese python i

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge begins on Friday. The challenge begins at 12:01 a.m. and runs through 5 p.m. on July 20. The challenge is held yearly in the Everglades to combat the growing number of invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida. Both ...