Floodwaters from Hurricanes Helene and Milton may have accelerated the spread of invasive wildlife and plant species into new areas of Florida and Georgia, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed Tuesday in a news release.

The winner of the Florida Python Challenge removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Everglades.

The annual Florida Python Challenge this year begins the competition between hunters to capture the most and longest Burmese pythons.

Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez is holding a press conference in Miami-Dade County on Thursday morning.

The 2023 Florida Python Challenge has named its winner as the competition came to a close Friday morning.

Unwanted guests are slithering all over the Everglades and training to remove them in anticipation of the 2023 Florida Python Challenge begins on Thursday.

Registration opened Wednesday for the 2023 Florida Python Challenge.

A South Florida teenager is now a champion python hunter.

The 2022 Florida Python Challenge names its winners as the competition comes to a close.

Florida's annual prize-winning hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades is slated to begin Aug. 5.

The 2022 Florida Python Challenge is on the horizon and registration is now open.

After catching 41 pythons in the Everglades, retired law enforcement officer Charlie Dachton of Southwest Ranches was named the the Grand Champion of this year’s Florida Python Challenge.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Forget the Super Bowl, a different kind of slithering competition is set to bring big prizes to the Sunshine State with the Florida Python Challenge. The contest, which is open to hunters of all skill levels, is a partnership between the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee and a number of public and private agencies. The Florida 2020 Python Bowl kicks off Friday, Jan. 10, with competitors being tasked to remove Burmese pythons from specific areas of the Everglades. For those who still don’t understand what’s so dangerous about the Everglades python invasion, Bergeron puts it simply. “In Florida, especially South Florida, the Everglades is our drinking water.”Entry rules and hunting tools for the Florida Python Challenge can be FOUND HERE.

Florida 2020 Python Bowl to offer prizes for eradicating invasive snakesPublished: January 3, 2020, 6:02 pmForget the Super Bowl, a different kind of slithering competition is set to bring big prizes to the Sunshine State with the Florida Python Challenge.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – For a small fee and a 30-minute quiz, South Floridians can actively participate in a “bowl” game that kicks off just before the Super Bowl heads to Miami. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission hosted media Thursday for a pre-game scrimmage for the Florida Python Challenge 2020 “Python Bowl,” which will give professional and rookie snake catchers the chance to compete to see who can catch the most and biggest snakes starting Jan. 10. Also joining DeSantis and FWC officials were members from the South Florida Water Management District and the Frost Museum of Science. Additionally, Miami Super Bowl LIV Host Committee members were on hand as this year’s challenge ties into Super Bowl LIV and the committee’s Oceans to Everglades initiative. Snake catchers are competing for prizes across several categories and there is a special class dedicated to members who served in the armed forces.