Bryan Russ holds a baby python he captured in the Everglades. "It’s 23” long, right out of the egg," he said. Q. If you come upon a python nest, what's the best method to destroy the eggs? FWC: We do ...

The Florida Python Challenge is arguably the most well-known and well-attended snake hunt in the country. And according to the results released Wednesday, the 2025 Challenge that took place in July ...

South Florida Water Management District snake trapper Alex McDuffie holds the neck of a 17.6-foot long Burmese python in Big Cypress Natural Preserve Tuesday, July 13, 2022. Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

More than 900 people participated in the 2025 Python Challenge, a 10-day hunt in the steamy South Florida heat that this year made history on two fronts, with the first woman to win the grand prize ...

More than 900 people participated in the 2025 Python Challenge, a 10-day snake hunt in South Florida. The catches were monumental this year with 294 pythons captured — the most in the contest's ...