Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's winner.

On that front, “The Python Hunt” undeniably delivers. Xander Robin’s directorial debut follows the participants in a uniquely American tradition: the Everglades Python Hunt. In an attempt to cull the invasive Burmese python population that is wreaking havoc on the native ecosystem,

Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held in the state. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from halfway around the world that have consumed a significant ...

Burmese pythons are spreading across south Florida but will we start to see them slither up north? What to know

The state’s second public hunt for the exotic snakes started Saturday and ends Feb. 14. Over 500 people have registered to look for pythons across a swath of state lands in South Florida. Some authorized hunters also are allowed to extend the hunt into Everglades National Park.

Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

Python Problem: Experts say the large snakes in Florida are moving north into Brevard County