"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of ...

Discovery of record-length python in Sulawesi highlights threats and conservation efforts for giant snakes in Indonesia.

They estimated that the python could be at least 10% longer if she were sedated.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There have been multiple documented incidents where large ...

Veteran python hunter Donna Kalil was optimistic this year she would take home the $10,000 grand prize in the 2024 Florida Python Challenge. Kalil, a contract hunter with the South Florida Water ...

A conservation group in South Florida that’s working to reign in the state’s Burmese python problem announced a new milestone in those efforts Monday. After more than a decade of intensive efforts, ...

In just over a week, hundreds of python hunters will descend on the Everglades ecosystem in Southern Florida for the state’s annual Python Challenge. Last year 857 participants helped remove 195 ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge aims to remove invasive Burmese pythons, which pose a threat to the Everglades ecosystem. While Burmese pythons are not venomous, their bites can be painful and cause ...

A total of 934 participants from 30 states and Canada took part in the annual challenge this year Taylor Stanberry/Instagram A woman has won the 2025 Florida Python Challenge's grand prize after ...

A Florida snake hunter, his wife, and their two kids were able to wrestle and take out a whopping 202-pound Burmese python in a battle that saw the slithering beast drag the professional some 15 feet ...

Donna Kalil won the bonus in May for removing 16 pythons. The annual Python Challenge, open for registration, runs from July 11-20. The South Florida Water Management District's python hunting program ...