The Florida Python Challenge is held annually to raise awareness of Burmese pythons, an invasive snake, and the damage it has ...

It's been a leap-ahead year for Python—bringing on more speed, less cruft, and a large and growing user base. Credit: Pavel L Photo and Video / Shutterstock Over the course of 2024, Python has ...

Last year's Python Challenge had 1,050 participants from 35 states and Belgium and those hunters removed 209 Burmese pythons from South Florida. The "Ultimate Grande Prize" went to Tennessee ...

Some superlatives include the largest female python ever recorded in Florida, an 18-foot, 215-pound snake; the largest male, at 16 feet and 140 pounds and photo documentation of a python eating a ...

Last year, Crum won $1,500 for the longest python, at a length of 11 feet, 0.24 inches. It was his second year in a row winning the largest snake. The year before, the snake was 15 feet, 9 inches.

Matthew Concepcion won the $10,000 prize by removing 28 Burmese pythons in 2022. The longest python captured in last year's challenge was 11 feet long, caught by Dustin Crum, who won a $1,500 prize.

While on the hunt, the 18-year-old spotted a massive python that measured 15-feet, 6-inches, which is longer than an SUV, and weighed about 86 pounds. “We go over, and there’s a snake’s head ...

Python is headed toward a likely win of programming language of the year 2024, TIOBE CEO Paul Jansen predicted in the TIOBE Programming Community Index in December. According to the updated rankings: ...