These images of python hunters with their trophy catches underscore how big a threat these invasive snakes are in Florida.

Although removing Burmese pythons is both her profession and something she deeply cares about, snake hunter and guide Amy Siewe, also known as "The Python Huntress," does not take part in Florida's ...

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Texas is home to over 100 snake species, with four main groups of venomous snakes. The four venomous groups are rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, and coral snakes. Venomous snakes can be ...

A professional python hunter explains why she does not participate in Florida's Python Challenge. The event attracts inexperienced people who may harm native snakes or get bitten. The author believes ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge gets underway, participants are getting up close with one of the Everglades’ most notorious invasive species before heading into the field.

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Now that summer is in full swing, we thought a refresher might be in order regarding a popular group of reptiles that Floridians often find hiding in the bushes, near piles of leaves or simply ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida's python team removed a record 8,000 pounds of the invasive snake from Collier County. Biologists captured an extra-large, 16-foot, 135-pound female python while ...

Last year’s winner was Taylor Stanberry, who removed 60 Burmese pythons in the record-breaking 2025 event Bailey Richards is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and ...