Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.

Registration has opened for Florida's annual python hunting challenge. The competition is not for the faint of heart.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (second from right) helps hold a python as he kicks off the 2021 Python Challenge in the Everglades on June 3, 2021, in Miami.

The 2022 Florida Python Challenge culled a total of 231 of the invasive snakes from South Florida. Close to 1,000 participants from 32 states and as far away as Canada and Latvia fanned out across … ...

Competition begins Friday to eliminate large invasive snakes that threaten native wildlife in Florida's Everglades.

The 2022 Florida Python Challenge culled a total of 231 of the invasive snakes from South Florida. Close to 1,000 participants from 32 states and as far away as Canada and Latvia fanned out across ...

Florida’s snake hunters can once again vie to capture the state’s invasive Burmese pythons for a chance at thousands of dollars in prizes. Registration for the 2022 Florida Python Chall… ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, holds a Burmese python at a media event, Thursday, June 16, 2022, where he announced that registration for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge has opened for the ...

A 19-year-old South Florida man captured 28 Burmese pythons during a 10-day competition that was created to increase awareness about the threats the invasive snakes pose to the state's ecology ...

WINTER PARK, Fla. – On the first day of the 2022 Python Challenge, News 6 spoke with a Rollins College student living in Winter Park who was able to wrangle up a nearly 18-foot-long Burmese ...