Burmese Pythons

More than 16,000 Burmese pythons have been removed since 2000. The hunt takes place starting Aug. 5.

The female python was 215 pounds, 18 feet long, and had a had 122 eggs inside of her.

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

The "Python Challenge" in the Everglades is aimed at controlling the snake population.

The money will be used to hasten efforts to undo the damage the Everglades suffered in the early 1900s.

Gov. Ron DeSantis touched on a variety of topics, including education, water quality improvements, and proposed bonuses for law enforcement officers, during his State of the State address.

Gov. Ron DeSantis will ask legislators to consider $960 million in funds for the 2022-23 fiscal year to support resiliency efforts across the state.

The award will go to this year's Florida Python Challenge participant who removes the most pythons.

The pythons have been known to devour bird and mammal populations.

More than 200 people called into the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s virtual meeting to share their thoughts on the banning of nonnative reptiles.

The female was nearly 19 feet long and weighed 140 pounds.

The FWC approved draft rules in July that would change the listing for “conditional” species, like Burmese pythons and Nile monitor lizards, to "prohibited."