Photo Credit: iStock A viral video from the Everglades is putting new focus on a disturbing part of Florida's python problem.

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge began at 12:01 am Friday, Aug. 9 and ended at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. In total, 857 participants competed in the 2024 snake hunt challenge from 33 states and Canada.

A St. Louis Zoo female python has laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for at least two decades. The 62-year-old ball python, which has no name, laid the eggs on July 23, three of ...

"Every invasive python and nest that is removed is making a difference to protect the Everglades and the region's native ...

ST. LOUIS — Despite her age and the fact that it’s been 15 years since a male python has been near her, a 62-year-old female python recently laid 7 eggs at the St. Louis Zoo. The unnamed female ball ...

Today the dates will be announced for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. But who can forget 2025 when history was made?

The 62-year-old female snake living at the Saint Louis Zoo laid eggs without having to mate with a male. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She is the ...

More than 900 people participated in the 2025 Python Challenge, a 10-day hunt in the steamy South Florida heat that this year made history on two fronts, with the first woman to win the grand prize ...

Despite her age and the fact that it's been 15 years since a male python has been near her, a 62-year-old female python recently laid 7 eggs at the St. Louis Zoo. The unnamed female ball python ...