What is a ball python? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted during the Florida Python Challenge? We explain ...

As the Florida Python Challenge gets closer, let's take a look at the largest Burmese pythons caught in Florida.

Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with massive ...

Florida Python Challenge, July 11-20, 2025, has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill humans? Are they venomous?

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

It's much easier to distinguish an adult Burmese python from native snakes as they grow up to 19 feet in length. Eastern Indigo snakes can reach 8 feet in length, which is about the size of small ...

Known for their climbing skills, red rat snakes can grow to be 6 feet in length, which is about the size of a juvenile female python or adult male python.

Pythons become the prey: Florida predators are fighting back against the snakes Adult dusky pygmy rattlers are a mere 1 to 2 feet long, with a black, beige and red pattern on their skin. Their ...