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

Can you use your firearm while competing in the Florida Python Challenge? Here's what to know before it begins.

Python egg hunt: Florida elimination program adds new reward category

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the ...

Could Florida vultures help fight invasive pythons? Researchers document rare attack on python eggs.

Researchers say vultures feeding on Burmese python eggs in the Everglades marks the first documented case of native birds preying on a python nest in Florida.

Florida vultures caught eating invasive python eggs in rare first

Native scavengers may be exploiting Burmese python nests to their benefit but it's unclear how often it is happening.

Burmese Python Found with 20 Eggs Under Florida Sidewalk: 'They Are Not Native to Our Area and Are Disrupting the Ecosystem'

The reptiles, native to Southeast Asia, are considered an invasive species, and state law requires them to be euthanized ...

Registration for 2026 Florida Python Challenge gets underway Tuesday. Here's what to know.

Florida wildlife officials released more information about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge on Tuesday, which brings hunters from all over to compete for a big cash prize while also helping protect ...
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Wild Florida: Ron Magill helps man cited for capturing python at Everglades park

Ron Magill was quick to defend a man he felt was being treated unfairly after he went out of his way to capture and surrender ...
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Florida contractor snags 10-foot Burmese python driven from the brush by wildfire and cold fronts

"Such a beautiful creature ... too bad they're invasive and had to be destroyed soon after picture was taken." ...