Photographer and writer Bob Bramblet is the past president of the Florida Outdoors Writers Association, and he wrote a book called 'Where the Python Sleeps'.

In this first person column from 2024, a Naples resident shared details of his first-ever python hunt and what he learned.

The annual python hunting competition runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 10, to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 19. What to know ahead of prizes.

Searches were most productive between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. during the wet season.

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

"At the end, you rely on the luck factor." ...

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge starts July 10. It is another opportunity for hunters to put a dent in the invasive Burmese python population and win some money while doing it. Whether you are a ...

Florida hosts an annual Python Challenge, offering a $10,000 prize to the participant who removes the most invasive pythons. The 2025 challenge winner, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win and ...

We caught up with two professional python hunters and asked them what are the "essentials" that help them be successful in ...