The FWC's Python Action Team – Removing Invasive Constrictors (PATRIC) program, which began in 2017, has removed a record-setting number of invasive Burmese Pythons from Florida’s Everglades, in part because of a new partnership with Miami-based company Inversa.

A woman won $10,000 on Wednesday after removing 60 Burmese Pythons from the Everglades in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge.

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge kicked off Friday, with competitors starting as early as 12:01 a.m. searching the Everglades to find and remove invasive Burmese pythons.

Temporary ceasefires announced by warring groups in Myanmar in the wake of last week’s devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake represent a rare de-escalation of a conflict that since 2021 has taken thousands of lives and uprooted more than 3 million people.

The winner of the Florida Python Challenge removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Everglades.

A 13-foot (4-meter) Burmese python was confiscated from an upstate New York man who was keeping the still-growing snake in a small tank.

In the dead of night, hunters go deep into the Florida Everglades, searching for the invasive Burmese pythons that are eating up mice, rabbits and other prey.

The annual Florida Python Challenge this year begins the competition between hunters to capture the most and longest Burmese pythons.

The incredibly popular python hunt is returning to Florida in August, and hunters who want to accept the challenge of removing invasive Burmese pythons from the wild can register now.

A 19-year-old South Florida man captured 28 Burmese pythons during a 10-day competition to remove the invasive species.

More than 800 competitors will be trudging through the Florida Everglades for the next eight days, in search of invasive Burmese pythons that will bring in thousands of dollars in prize money.

A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest female Burmese python ever captured in Florida.

Florida's annual prize-winning hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades is slated to begin Aug. 5.

Registration for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge is open. The annual 10-day event will be held Aug. 5-14, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday.

The United States and six other nations are calling on the international community to suspend all assistance to Myanmar’s military, and expressing grave concern over reports of human rights abuses by its security forces.

Invasive Burmese pythons have decimated native mammal populations in the Greater Everglades ecosystem for years, but a new partnership aims to expand the battle against the elusive predators.

Snake hunters removed more than 200 pythons from the Everglades during the 2021 Florida Python Challenge.

A grand prize of $10,000 will be awarded to the person who removes the most pythons.

Professional python hunters and amateurs alike can win prizes in Florida’s annual hunt for the Burmese pythons that are ravaging the state’s native species.

Professional python hunters and amateurs alike can win prizes in Florida’s annual hunt for the Burmese pythons that are ravaging the state’s native species.

DANIA BEACH, Fla. – Authorities say a 10-foot Burmese python was removed from under the hood of a car in Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a tweet Thursday that the snake was coiled up inside the engine compartment of a Ford Mustang in Dania Beach, which is adjacent to Fort Lauderdale. “Our officers responded and safely captured and removed the approximately 10-foot invasive snake,” the tweet said. The largest python captured so far in South Florida was more than 18 feet long. It wasn't immediately clear what became of the python found inside the Mustang.

An 18-foot, 9-inch Burmese python captured in South Florida is a new record, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The python was caught by members of the FWC Python Action Team and the South Florida Water Management District Python Elimination Program. Credit for the capture of the behemoth snake -- which weighed 104 pounds -- goes to Ryan Ausburn and Kevin Pavlidis. FWC said the removal of the female snake was a “triumph for our native wildlife and habitats.”The FWC partners with the SFWMD to remove nonnative pythons from the environment. Find out more about the Python Action Team: MyFWC.com/Python.

OCHOPEE, Florida (CNN) - What would you do if you encountered a 98-pound Burmese python while out on a hike in Florida? The captors are members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Python Action Team. The Python Action Team was created by the commission to lead python control efforts. These team members are paid to find and capture Burmese pythons in regions throughout south Florida. "Removing 900 pythons is a great milestone for our Python Action Team!"

FWC photoFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Python Action Team has now removed 900 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida, including a large 18-foot, 4-inch long female python the largest ever captured by the team. The snake is also the second-largest python ever caught in the wild in Florida, only 4 inches shorter than the longest wild python ever captured in Florida. "Removing 900 pythons is a great milestone for our Python Action Team! RELATED: Burmese python swimming in Biscayne BayThe FWC's Python Action Team engages qualified peoples who are paid for their efforts to survey for and capture Burmese pythons in specific areas throughout public lands in south Florida. For more information about the FWC's Python Action Team, visit MyFWC.com/Python.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board agreed Thursday to double its number of hunters who are trying to eradicate invasive Burmese pythons. The board also directed staff members to work on an agreement with federal agencies and other state agencies to give access to more state and federal lands for the district hunters. Staff members were also directed to contract with the University of Florida to find a scientific means -- from reptile monitoring to assessments of the impact of removal efforts -- to aid in eliminating pythons. The district pays an hourly wage and a bounty based on sizes of snakes to trained hunters, who since March 2017 have removed more than 2,500 pythons. Ron DeSantis called for more hunters as part of a statewide expansion of efforts to eradicate the invasive species from state parks.

A Burmese python recently captured by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission is the second largest snake ever removed by the agency. The state wildlife agency tweeted images showing Python Action Team Member Kevin Reich posing with the massive python, which measures a staggering 17 feet and 9 inches long. Thanks to leadership from @GovRonDeSantis, our #Python Action Team is on a roll! This is the second largest #snake they have caught! Full story: https://t.co/xK721HvD8Z pic.twitter.com/Y9yEAzBIet MyFWC (@MyFWC) August 26, 2019Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Python Action Team has removed the programs 500th invasive Burmese python from the wild. Team members Beth Koehler and Peggy van Gorder captured the snake at 1:15 a.m. on June 25, at Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area. The FWC designed the Python Action Team to further engage qualified individuals with python management efforts. If available, Python Action Team members are sent to capture it and prevent new populations from establishing in new areas. The FWC has an Exotic Pet Amnesty Program that allows nonnative pets to be surrendered without penalty.

A young California girl is seen swimming with a large albino Burmese python owned as a family pet in a YouTube video that has gone viral. Wallace's daughter is seen in the video swimming with Sumatra, the giant snake. In the video, the girl pets and swims around the snake in a small pool. According to Wallace, the snake won't eat live food. Surprisingly, the video was posted in 2014 but just started to circulate on social media this week.