The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will announce the dates for this year's Python Challenge on May 19.

The recent capture of a 17-foot, 198-pound python in Florida generated national headlines, mostly because it was the second-heaviest python ever caught in the Sunshine State. The main image showed ...

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.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Florida's "Python Challenge," which runs from August 5-14, will lead to the deaths of hundreds if not thousands of the ...

Two Python hunters captured a nearly 20-foot-long snake in the Florida Everglades earlier this month. Ryan Ausburn and Kevin Pavlidis were hunting the invasive species when they spotted the Burmese ...