“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 ...

This time, Panhandle python hunters made hiss-tory after corralling a nearly 200-pound snake — the second largest ever bagged in the state.

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

Easterling measured the snake at 19 feet and 125 pounds. The previous Florida record Burmese python was 18 feet, 9 inches long and weighed 215 pounds. He says the 19-footer is the longest Bumese ...

Snake hunters this week caught the longest Burmese python ever documented in Florida that measured an eye-popping 19 feet, authorities said.

In a record-setting expedition, conservationists in the Everglades captured and removed 11 invasive pythons from the environment.

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual event meant to raise awareness about the effort and encourage people to get involved. How many Burmese pythons are in Florida?

Taylor Stanberry, a 29-year-old Naples resident, was introduced as the 2025 Florida Python Challenge winner on Aug. 13. At 4-feet, 11-inches tall, Stanberry is taking home the grand prize of $10,000 ...

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