Florida hunts Burmese pythons, but Bangladesh is tracking them to save them; scientists are using radio tags to understand the threatened snake

The Burmese python has become a symbol of two completely different conservation battles. In Florida, wildlife managers search ...

Tom Rahill captures 96 Burmese pythons in 10 days to win 2026 Florida Python Challenge

Tom Rahill captured 96 Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park in just 10 days, but his real mission involved a veteran and a 17-foot snake.
The Palm Beach Post

Guns? Weapons hunters can use in Florida's python challenge

Florida holds an annual 10-day Python Challenge to control the invasive Burmese python population. Participants compete for prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize for removing the most pythons. The ...
USA Today

Python challenge grand prize winner snags 96 snakes along with $10,000

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge saw hundreds of participants compete to remove the invasive species from South Florida. Hunter Tom Rahill won the $10,000 grand prize for catching the most snakes, ...

Scientists are tracking Burmese pythons to find other Burmese pythons; a single tagged snake can lead researchers to breeding females

Wildlife researchers in the Everglades are using one Burmese python to help find another. Scientists at the University of ...
Naples Daily News

Scientist sounds alert over Burmese python predations in Naples

Ian Bartoszek may know more about Burmese pythons than anyone who has ever walked Earth. Program director for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida's world-renowned Burmese python capture and removal ...