Catches like this can be a massive win toward slowing the spread of a problematic invasive species.

"There were a lot of little baby snakes just getting out of the nest." ...

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge began at 12:01 am Friday, Aug. 9 and ended at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. In total, 857 participants competed in the 2024 snake hunt challenge from 33 states and Canada.

See scientists wrangling the invasive snakes.

Brandon Welty eased his airboat named “Python Patrol” onto the rocky edge of a man-made island carved from the spoil of a ...

Professional python hunter Amy Siewe recently posted a video on her Facebook page showing her cutting open a snake's egg to ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set earlier this month. Between November 2025 and April 2026, researchers removed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A viral video from the Everglades is putting new focus on a disturbing part of Florida's python problem.