Hundreds of python hunters are currently combing the Everglades ecosystem in Southern Florida for the state's annual Python Challenge. Last year, 934 hunters participated in the 1 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reticulated pythons are the longest snakes in the world, capable of reaching 20 feet or more and weighing well over 200 pounds.

A Florida college student and fellow hunters physically wrestled a Burmese python measuring 19 feet into submission in the Everglades, producing the longest python ever documented in the state. The ...

It's a busy time of year for eliminating invasive Burmese pythons in Florida and earning money for doing it. On Friday (July 10) the Florida Python Challenge started. For the next 10 days, hunters ...