I’m a professional python hunter and guide. I have removed over 800 invasive Burmese pythons, the biggest one being 17 feet, 8 inches. This is my career, my love, my best life. It would seem ...

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day event for professionals and amateurs to hunt invasive Burmese pythons. The event aims to reduce the python population, raise awareness, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burmese python hunters slogging through Florida's muggy southern reaches may find their most valuable tool in the future is ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, participants have the chance to win over $25,000 in prizes by removing ...

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bare hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity.