A giant 198-pound python was caught in Florida, making it the second-largest snake ever to be captured in the state.

“We all came across this giant snake in the road at the exact same time,” recalled Elfenbein, who said the snake initially looked so big that they thought it was an alligator.

The discovery helped the Naples resident land first place in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, which drew 934 hunters ...

Python hunts are licensed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, with only about 100 snake hunters specially trained to capture and kill the pythons.

EVERGLADES, Florida -- Two South Florida men have quite a story to tell after what they encountered in the Everglades. Two snake trappers got their hands on a 15-foot python on Saturday after the ...

Skin of female python killed by Agta Negrito men. Photo by: J. Headland. Humans have an ambivalent relationship with snakes. The legless reptiles are often feared and reviled, becoming stand-ins ...

Python hunts are licensed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, with only about 100 snake hunters specially trained to capture and kill the pythons.

MIAMI (NewsNation Now) — Two snake hunters have captured the largest python recorded in Florida history. Kevin “Snakeaholic” Pavlidis and Ryan Ausburn caught the almost 19-foot Burmese ...

Python hunts are licensed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, with only about 100 snake hunters specially trained to capture and kill the pythons.