Snake hunters gather in Florida to kill invasive pythons for $25,000 in prizes

On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to ...

Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes

Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000 - The invasive ...

Python hunters captured 8,000 pounds of snake. Meet their leader

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade.

Florida Python Challenge is back. Why the state wants more snake hunters

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...

On the prowl for invasive pythons, researchers are interrupting snake orgies

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

World Snake Day 2026: 9 snake-eating snakes you won’t believe exist

Discover remarkable snakes that survive by hunting fellow serpents, revealing one of nature’s most fascinating and unexpected predator-prey relationships on World Snake Day.

Snakes Are Vital to Ecosystems — So Why Do We Fear Them?

Snakes keep rodents out of your crops, balance entire ecosystems, and their venom saves human lives, yet nearly half of Americans feel anxious just looking at one. The fear runs deep, but so does the ...